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ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF has floated a tender for TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Additively manufactured targets for inertial confinement fusion. The project location is USA and the tender is closing on 24 Mar 2025. The tender notice number is IL-13994, while the TOT Ref Number is 115328911. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.
Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Additively manufactured targets for inertial confinement fusion
Deadline : 24 Mar 2025
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Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 115328911
Document Ref. No. : IL-13994
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
Opportunity:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its additively manufactured targets for inertial confinement fusion.
Background:
Recent groundbreaking Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) experiments that showed the first instances that fusion ignition (i.e., more energy generated via fusion reaction compared to the laser energy driven onto a fusion fuel target) can be achieved at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Current target designs for ignition demand a deuterium-tritium (D-T) ice layer to be formed on the inner layer of the capsule - a complex process that can take multiple days. A capsule that can hold a layer of liquid fuel on its inner surface could simplify the fuel target fabrication and allow for the exploration of more complex phenomena, including higher ignition energy yield.
Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, in particular two-photon lithography (TPL), have been proposed to fabricate such targets that would otherwise be impossible to mass manufacture using conventional means. TPL uses a laser beam to enable rapid fabrication of complex 3D structures with sub-wavelength resolved features by polymerization of photo-responsive liquid material.
Description:
LLNL researchers have developed additive manufactured fuel targets for IFE. They have been successful in using TPL to fabricate low density (down to 60 mg/cm3) and low atomic number (CHO) polymeric foams for potential targets, and some have been tested at the OMEGA Laser Facility. With TPL, LLNL researchers have also been able to fabricate a full fuel capsule with diameter of
5 mm or less, and a capsule with an attached foam layer inside of the solid shell.
Advantages/Benefi...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : IL-13994
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Office: LLNS – DOE CONTRACTOR
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: Feb 24, 2025 07:49 am PST
Original Response Date: Mar 24, 2025 01:00 pm PDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Apr 08, 2025
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Product Service Code:
NAICS Code: 333248 - All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Livermore, CA USA
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