[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 17161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9193]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Idaho Operations Office; Notice of Intent to Solicit Applications 
for Financial Assistance Grants

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Solicit applications for financial 
assistance grants.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy is announcing its intent to 
solicit applications for awards for financial assistance (i.e., grants) 
for the upgrade, purchase or maintenance of equipment and/or 
instrumentation (1) relating to the performance, control or operational 
capability of nuclear research reactors at university facilities, or 
(2) for radiation detection and measurement at laboratories directly 
related to the reactor facilities.

DATES: The anticipated issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-
98ID13671 is April 6, 1998. A copy of the solicitation in its full text 
may be obtained on the Internet at http://www.id.doe.gov/doeid/proc-
div.html under Current Solicitations. The deadline for receipt of 
applications is May 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Applications will be submitted to: Connie Osborne, 
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: Connie Osborne, Contract Specialist at 
(208) 526-0093 or Brad Bauer, Contracting Officer at (208) 526-0090; 
U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 850 Energy Drive, 
Mail Stop 1221, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401-1563.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation will be issued pursuant to 
10 CFR 600.6(b). Eligibility for awards under this University Reactor 
Instrumentation (URI) Program will be restricted to U.S. colleges and 
universities having a duly licensed, operating nuclear research or 
training reactor. The purpose of the URI Program is to assist 
educational institutions in updating their nuclear reactor or related 
radiation laboratory facilities.
    The statutory authority for the program is Pub. L. 95-91.
Michael L. Adams,
Acting Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 98-9193 Filed 4-7-98; 8:45 am]
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