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[FR Doc No: 94-22498]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Morgantown Energy Technology Center Financial Assistance Award to 
Illinois Institute of Technology; Grant

AGENCY: Morgantown Energy Technology Center, U. S. Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of acceptance of an unsolicited financial assistance 
application for Grant award.

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SUMMARY: Based upon a determination made pursuant to 10 CFR 
600.7(b)(2)(i), (D) the DOE, Morgantown Energy Technology Center gives 
notice of its plans to award an eighteen-month Grant to Illinois 
Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois in the amount of $204,000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
R. Diane Manilla, U. S. Department of Energy, Morgantown Energy 
Technology Center, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26505, Telephone: 
(304)291-4086, Grant No. DE-FG21-94MC31078.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The participant shall improve molten 
carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) power density, particularly under 
pressurized low-CO2 conditions. A new direction will be pursued, 
prompted by unexpected findings in recent experiments at IIT related to 
cathode dissolution in the MCFC. These findings indicate spalling of 
nickel and dissolution of spalled nickel or nickel oxide particles 
during oxidation of nickel foil and wire. Spalling and dissolutions are 
relevant to understanding the long-term shorting phenomena in MCFC 
cells or stacks. A third objective is to carry out systematic 
measurements on the solubility of the major structural alloy components 
(as oxides) in various compositions of carbonate.

    Issued: September 6, 1994.
Randolph L. Kesling,
Acting Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Morgantown Energy 
Technology Center.
[FR Doc. 94-22498 Filed 9-9-94; 8:45 am]
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