98-28498. Idaho Operations Office; Notice of Availability of Solicitation for Awards of Financial Assistance

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56923]
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[FR Doc No: 98-28498]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Idaho Operations Office; Notice of Availability of Solicitation 
for Awards of Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-
99ID13730--Nuclear Engineering Education Research (NEER) Program.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, is 
soliciting applications for awards of financial assistance (i.e., 
grants) for state-of-the-art research that contributes to any of the 
following eight areas: reactor physics; reactor engineering; nuclear 
materials; radiological engineering; radioactive waste management; 
applied radiation science; nuclear safety and risk analysis; and 
innovative technologies for next generation reactors, space power and 
propulsion, or radiation sources. The issuance date of Solicitation 
Number DE-PS07-99ID13730 was October 16, 1998. The solicitation is 
available in its full text via the Internet at the following URL 
address: http://www.id.doe.gov/doeid/pds/proc-div.html. The deadline 
for receipt of applications is 45 days after the issuance date of the 
solicitation or by November 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted to: Dallas L. Hoffer, 
Procurement Services Division, U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho 
Operations Office, 850 Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1221, Idaho Falls, Idaho 
83401-1563.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dallas Hoffer, Contract Specialist at [e-mail], Janet 
Surrusco, Purchasing Agent at [e-mail], or Linda Hallum, 
Contracting Officer at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation was issued pursuant to 10 
CFR 600.6(b). Eligibility for awards under this Nuclear Engineering 
Education Research (NEER) Program will be restricted to U.S. colleges 
and universities with nuclear engineering degree programs or options. 
The purpose of the NEER program is to (1) support basic research in 
nuclear engineering; (2) assist in developing nuclear engineering; and 
(3) contribute to strengthening the academic community's nuclear 
engineering infrastructure. The statutory authority for this program is 
Public law 95-91.

    Issued in Idaho Falls on October 14, 1998.
Michael L. Adams,
Acting Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 98-28498 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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