- Country: USA
- Summary: TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Additively manufactured targets for inertial confinement fusion
- UST Ref No: 115328911
- Deadline: 24 Mar 2025
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: IL-13994
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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.
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CLICK HERE TO LOGINTECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Additively manufactured targets for inertial confinement fusion - USA Tender
The ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Additively manufactured targets for inertial confinement fusion. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 115328911 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-03-24.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
