[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-9168]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Nevada Operations Office
Implementation of Noncompetitive Financial Assistance
AGENCY: Nevada Operations Office (DOE/NV), Department of Energy.
ACTION: Implementation of noncompetitive financial assistance.
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SUMMARY: DOE/NV announces that pursuant to the DOE Financial Assistance
Rules, 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2), it intends to award a grant on a
noncompetitive basis to Fisk University for Mercuric Iodide research
and development.
This work is to accomplish a public purpose by supporting a
Historically Black College or University, specifically to enhance and
expand the base of expertise in the areas of Mercuric Iodide research
through increased knowledge and capability in this research area. This
transaction will help to ensure a reliable, minority resource base to
support National Scientific and Technical Programs. Competition for
support would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity and
completion of the materials research work currently being done at Fisk
University due to time delays. No other university in the United States
has as much experience with mercuric iodide as Fish University has had
since 1985. Fisk University has been a key contributor to further the
understanding of mercuric iodide and other materials being considered
for room temperature radiation detectors.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, ATTN: Doug
Shipley, P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas, NV 89193-8518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The work will include, but not necessarily
be limited to, the following areas:
1. Conduct thermal, spectroscopic, and optical measurements on detector
materials and samples.
2. Conduct zone refining of materials to establish optimum refining
parameters and produce purified material.
3. Continue development of surface reflection spectoroscopy as a method
to measure crystal surface temperatures, with emphasis on investigating
the potential of using optical multichannel analysis.
4. Conduct optical measurements on crystals in growth ampoules.
5. Provide crystal growth, purification, fabrication, and
characterization support for detector materials other than Mercuric
Iodide.
6. Provide quarterly written reports and one final report due at the
end of the project period to DOE/NV.
The project period for the grant is from May 1, 1994, to April 30,
1995. The total estimated cost of this award is $80,000.
Issued in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 31, 1994.
Nick C. Aquilina,
Manager, DOE Nevada Operations Office.
[FR Doc. 94-9168 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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