Deep Isolation, Inc. — Department of Energy SBIR Phase I: N/A
Deep Isolation, 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 $232,816. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $232,816
- Agency
- Department of Energy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- N/A
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2022-07-15 → 2025-07-14
Description
Advanced nuclear reactors can provide dispatchable, zero-carbon energy to address the global challenge of climate change, but their adoption is hindered by the historical lack of an integrated waste management system. An ongoing concern of the advanced nuclear industry is that development of novel closed fuel cycles without standardization will lead to diverse recycling and disposal requirements and challenges. To support cost-effective nuclear waste disposal options and provide flexibility for a broad range of advanced fuel forms and recycling products, a universal canister design compatible with mined and borehole repositories is desirable. In this project we propose to map several of the existing and emerging waste forms in the advanced nuclear space against a matrix of geologic disposal options including mined as well as vertical and horizontal boreholes repositories. We also seek to identify the key factors relevant to the long-term safety case across a spectrum of novel waste forms and address cost and implementation advantages and challenges for a universal canister option.