CREARE LLC — Department of Energy SBIR Phase I: 26c
CREARE LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Energy.
- Amount
- $149,906
- Agency
- Department of Energy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- 26c
- Solicitation
- DE-FOA-0000969
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- NH
- Period
- 2014-02-18 → 2014-11-17
Description
Radionuclide monitoring systems are an important tool for detecting nuclear weapon tests around the world. These systems must be reliable and have low contamination potential because nuclear detonations can occur without warning and the opportunity to detect these events is relatively brief. Currently, there are no commercially available compressors that are suitable for these systems. Creare has proposed to develop a miniature, gas-bearing, centrifugal compression system that will satisfy the challenging requirements associated with radionuclide monitoring. Commercial Application and Other Benefits: Our initial commercialization focus is to supply compression systems for the network of radionuclide monitoring stations located around the world. Related products include compressors for turbo-Brayton cryocoolers, scientific instruments, and other applications that require maintenance-free reliability, extremely small size and mass, and/or ultra-high cleanliness.