Niowave, Inc. — Department of Energy SBIR Phase I: 13a
Niowave, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Energy.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Energy in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $150,000. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Topic code 13a links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- Department of Energy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- 13a
- Solicitation
- DE-FOA-0001770
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MI
- Period
- 2018-04-09 → 2019-01-08
Description
One of the most promising concepts of advanced high temperature nuclear reactor systems utilizes liquid metal coolants to optimize heat transfer, neutronics, safety, and compactness- Molten lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) is one of the primary candidates for such coolants due to its unique thermo-mechanical and neutronics properties- The structural components of advanced reactors must be corrosion resistant to the LBE coolant while being compatible with the materials of the reactor components- Niowave, in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), proposes to develop corrosion resistant bimetallic structures for LBE-cooled high temperature reactor systems-