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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Noncompetitive Award of Financial Assistance to Support Nuclear 
Applications of Robotics

agency: Department of Energy.

action: Noncompetitive Financial Assistance Awards.

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summary: The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Technology 
Management (EM-50), through the Chicago Operations Office, announces 
that it intends to make noncompetitive renewal grant awards to the 
University of Texas at Austin (Grant No. DE-FG02-94EW37966), the 
University of Florida (Grant No. DE-FG02-86NE37967), The University of 
Tennessee at Knoxville (Grant No. DE-FG02-86NE37968), and the 
University of Michigan (Grant No. DE-FG02-86NE37969). The proposed 
awards satisfy the criterion at 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i)(A). The grant 
awards will provide funding to continue research previously supported 
by DOE at these institutions to develop and deploy an advanced robotic 
system capable of performing tasks that are hazardous to humans. DOE 
proposes to make these awards by June 1, 1994.

supplementary information: Each of the four universities was selected 
based on unsolicited proposals submitted in response to a Notice of 
Program Interest (NOPI) issued by the Office of Nuclear Energy in 1986 
for energy applications of robotics. DOE has previously renewed these 
awards noncompetitively based on the selection criterion specified in 
10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i)(A), that competition would have a significant 
adverse effect on completion of these projects. The four institutions 
have well-integrated teams which are capable of completing the advanced 
robotics systems required. These teams would be dispersed if the 
research did not continue at these institutions. The goal of the 
research is development of a generation of robotics systems with 
mobility, sensors/modelling/path planning, Standard Laboratory Module 
development, Dual-Arm Manipulator, and Vision/Mapping/Autonomous 
Recognition.
    The DOE will provide the following funding for the period June 1, 
1994 through May 30, 1995:

University of Michigan: $850,000.00
University of Florida: 850,000.00
University of Texas at Austin: 850,000.00
University of Tennessee at Knoxville: 950,000.00

for further information contact: Linton Yarborough, EM 55.1, U.S. 
Department of Energy, TREV/GTN, 1000 Independence SW., Washington, DC 
20585.

    Issued in Chicago, Illinois on May 6, 1994.
Johnnie D. Greenwood,
Director, Contracts Division.
[FR Doc. 94-12129 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am]
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