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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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