OVERVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH ON ADVANCED AND SMALL MODULAR REACTORS AT OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
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High pressure neutron diffraction on WAND 2 with a Paris-Edinburgh press
The Paris-Edinburgh press is a widely available, highly adaptable pressure cell commonly used while collecting neutron scattering data. Here, we detail the use of the VX3 and VX5 Paris-Edinburgh presses on the Wide-Angle Neutron Diffractometer (WAND 2 ) at the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We first give a detailed overview of the instrument setup and alignment capabilities used at WAND 2 . We then demonstrate the high pressure capabilities through three examples. In this work, the first example focuses on diffraction data obtained from a lithium-diamond mixture to 10 GPa with the use of single toroidal cubic boron nitride anvils. Other examples include the room temperature compressions of germanium (up to 16 GPa) and the mineral malachite with double toroidal sintered diamond anvils. This work thereby represents the first studies above 10 GPa at the High Flux Isotope Reactor and opens the door for future user experiments at these elevated pressures.
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Approximately 80 Years in Approximately 120 Minutes [Slides]
A talk by Lab Historian Alan Carr. The talk gives an overview of the history of the laboratory over the years. Eras covered include World War II, the Cold War, and the modern laboratory.
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Modeling and simulation of multiphase flows
This presentation provides an overview of the National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) multiphase computational fluid dynamics codes. The highly successful Multiphase Flows with Interphase eXchanges (MFIX) suite has been used to model a wide range of applications including post-combustion carbon capture, bioreactor optimization, and bio-FCC regeneration. MFIX-Exa, a state-of-the-art CFD code, developed under DOE’s Exascale Computing Project, is built on the AMReX software framework (https://amrex-codes.github.io/) and is designed to leverage modern accelerator-based compute architectures. This presentation further reviews the underlying physical models of both MFIX and MFIX-Exa and contrasts their similarities and differences. Examples of past and present CFD simulations will illustrate how scientific computing at NETL is being used not only for scientific exploration but also for design, optimization and scale-up of multiphase flow devices.
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2020 Awardee of Two Small Wind Turbine Certification and Listing Awards: QED
With support from the Competitiveness Improvement Project's Small Wind Turbine Certification and Listing awards, QED Wind Power LLC will expand their ability to manufacture and distribute their 20-kilowatt, small wind turbine model to larger national markets. QED Wind Power aims to achieve this by conducting and completing testing of their small wind turbine and achieve safety and performance certification and listing with support from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This fact sheet provides an overview of QEDWind Power's project, how the company will achieve the goals of the two awards, and how the project fits within the overall Competitiveness Improvement Project.
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Advancing Federal Infrastructure Through Innovation: Customer Damage Function Calculator
Provides an overview of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Customer Damage Function (CDF) Calculator web tool, developed with funding and support from the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). The CDF Calculator is a screening tool that provides justification to site and/or headquarters leadership for resilience investments. It generates monetary values to justify investments in resilience solutions to prevent or lessen the impact of a grid outage at a facility.
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Advancing Federal Infrastructure Through Innovation: Techno-Economic Modeling of Resilient DER Using REopt
This presentation is an overview of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's REopt modeling platform and resilience analysis capabilities.
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State, Local, and Tribal Program
This fact sheet provides an overview of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) State, Local, and Tribal Program. The State, Local, and Tribal Program partners with communities of all sizes to support the development of efficient, affordable, equitable, and resilient energy systems.
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Component Reliability
An overview of the National Renewable Energy Laboratories Component Reliability Project including the accomplishments for the previous year.
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Overview of Light Weight Radioisotope Heating Unit (LWRHU) User’s Guide
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has recently compiled a user’s guide for the LightWeight Radioisotope Heating Unit (LWRHU). This guide gives an overview of the LWRHU to potential users. Information and data on mass properties, dimensions, thermal loads, and interfaces are discussed.
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Weapons Overview [Slides]
The weapons program at Los Alamos National Laboratory is described.
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Demolition at Los Alamos National Laboratory [Slides]
The presentation discusses a Footprint Reduction Program Overview, funding approaches, roles and responsibilities and the risk-based approach to demolition planned. Case studies are also presented.
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LANL & SPO Overview for SCGSR [Slides]
In 1943, Los Alamos National Laboratory was founded with a single, urgent purpose: to build an atomic bomb. Today, LANL focuses on maintaining a strategic nuclear deterrent to protect the nation’s security.
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Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Role in Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)
Overview of INL's support of Radioisotope Power Systems. Given to Mount Science and Energy Museum Association
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Overview of Light Weight Radioisotope Heater Unit (LWRHU) User’s Guide
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has recently compiled a user’s guide for the Light Weight Radioisotope Heater Unit (LWRHU). This guide gives an overview of the LWRHU to potential users. Information and data on mass properties, dimensions, thermal loads, and interfaces are discussed.
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TEAMER: Twin Ocean Power Wave Energy Converter Comprehensive Overview
These files collectively provide a comprehensive overview of the testing process, data analysis, and validation for the Twin Ocean Power device tested at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, supported by TEAMER funding. This resource includes an overview of power results for a series of 7 trials. The files included in this comprehensive overview include a comprehensive log sheet for each trial, a summary of all trials, and processing scripts for the raw data. It includes all raw data in .tsv and MATLAB compatible formats, an average power chart, angular velocity charts for each trial, trial metrics, and power output files. This resource includes images of the Twin Ocean Power Wave Energy Converter device components and movement during testing and video recordings of each trial.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program FY24 Annual Progress Report and Report on Completed Projects
The Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Annual Report for fiscal year 2024 (FY24) is organized as follows: Overview: A description of the LDRD program at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), including the program’s structure and objectives; a summary of the program’s value; and highlights of outstanding program accomplishments.
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The Curiosity Rover's Exploration of Glen Torridon, Gale Crater, Mars: An Overview of the Campaign and Scientific Results
The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, explored the clay mineral-bearing Glen Torridon region for 1 Martian year between January 2019 and January 2021, including a short campaign onto the Greenheugh pediment. The Glen Torridon campaign sought to characterize the geology of the area, seek evidence of habitable environments, and document the onset of a potentially global climatic transition during the Hesperian era. Curiosity roved 5 km in total throughout Glen Torridon, from the Vera Rubin ridge to the northern margin of the Greenheugh pediment. Curiosity acquired samples from 11 drill holes during this campaign and conducted the first Martian thermochemolytic-based organics detection experiment with the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite. The lowest elevations within Glen Torridon represent a continuation of lacustrine Murray formation deposits, but overlying widespread cross bedded sandstones indicate an interval of more energetic fluvial environments and prompted the definition of a new stratigraphic formation in the Mount Sharp group called the Carolyn Shoemaker formation. Glen Torridon hosts abundant phyllosilicates yet remains compositionally and mineralogically comparable to the rest of the Mount Sharp group. Glen Torridon samples have a great diversity and abundance of sulfur-bearing organic molecules, which are consistent with the presence of ancient refractory organic matter. The Glen Torridon region experienced heterogeneous diagenesis, with the most striking alteration occurring just below the Siccar Point unconformity at the Greenheugh pediment. Results from the pediment campaign show that the capping sandstone formed within the Stimson Hesperian aeolian sand sea that experienced seasonal variations in wind direction.
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