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INL’s new innovation incubator could link start-ups with an industry sponsor
Idaho National Laboratory is looking for a sponsor to invest $5 million–$10 million in a privately funded innovation incubator to support seed-stage start-ups working in nuclear energy, integrated energy systems, cybersecurity, or advanced materials. For their investment, the sponsor gets access to what INL calls “a turnkey source of cutting-edge American innovation.” Not only are technologies supported by the program “substantially de-risked” by going through technical review and development at a national laboratory, but the arrangement “adds credibility, goodwill, and visibility to the private sector sponsor’s investments,” according to INL.
Jungsook Clara Wren, Chris J. Moore
Nuclear Technology | Volume 94 | Number 2 | May 1991 | Pages 252-261
Technical Paper | Advances in Reactor Accident Consequence Assessment / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT91-A34546
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The effect of various contaminants, namely NO2, SO2, 2-butanone [methyl-ethyl-ketone (MEK)], and NH3, on the radioiodine removal efficiency of triethyl-enediamine (TEDA)-impregnated charcoal filters has been studied, and an attempt was made to characterize and quantify the weathering process of TEDA charcoal by these contaminants. The effects of the contaminants on the CH3I removal efficiency of TEDA charcoal under dry and humid conditions are described. Based on our results, the efficiency of TEDA charcoal is degraded most by NO2 and SO2, NH3 has a negligible effect, and MEK produces a mild degradation. The degree of degradation parallels the contaminant’s ability to be chemisorbed on the TEDA impregnant. The combined effect of water vapor and a contaminant on the charcoal efficiency is different for each contaminant. Nitrogen dioxide adsorbed under dry conditions is more effective in degrading the CH3I removal efficiency of the charcoal than when adsorbed under humid conditions. On the other hand, a completely opposite result is observed for SO2. The MEK contaminant behaves similarly to SO2, but the effect of humidity was less significant than for SO2. Ammonia has no effect on the efficiency of the charcoal regardless of humidity.