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     Under the proposal, FSC will install an electrolysis unit (LTE) at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The project will address major interface requirements for LWR hybrid operations such as dynamic controls to allocate power output between the electrical grid and the LTE unit. A final report will be produced that details outcomes and business case opportunities. It will be made available to partners and third parties interested in LWR hybrid energy systems. The DoE will supply about nine million dollars. Non-DoE sources will supply about two million dollars. The total funding will be about eleven million dollars.
    The Application of Machine Learning for Enhanced Diagnostic and Prognostic Capabilities of Nuclear Power Plant Assets will receive the second award. Blue Wave Capital and Consulting, DBA Blue Wave AI Labs (BWAL) (Celebration, FL) will develop and provide Machines Learning solution for the purpose of improving and extending diagnostic and prognostic capabilities that can be applied to predictive maintenance for nuclear power plants.
    “BluWave-ai seeks to realize a world powered by renewable energy. We are committed to accelerating the adoption and use of renewable energy sources like wind and solar across communities and corporations to realize the “Utility of the Future”. To achieve this, we use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics to put the smart in smart grid. BluWave-ai is pleased to work with energy innovators like Tata Power, Hydro Ottawa, and Natural Resources Canada to realize a more sustainable and affordable grid for all.”    
     The BWAL solutions will integrate a great deal of structured and unstructured historical data from fifteen boiling water reactors. This data was collected over multiple fuel cycles. This was done in order to capture the complete operation and dynamic environment of nuclear power plant components. The DoE will supply about five and a half million dollars. Non-DoE sources will supply about one and a half million dollars. The total funding will be about seven million dollars.
     Under the Regulatory Assistance Grant pathway, funding will be supplied for the Advanced Fuel Qualification Methodology Report for TerraPower Traveling Wave Reactor. TerraPower LLC (Bellevue, WA.) will develop an Advanced Fuel Qualification Methodology Report for TerraPower's Traveling Wave Reactor (TWR) fuel. This report will be delivered to the NRC for their review and approval.
     “TerraPower is a nuclear reactor design company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States. TerraPower is developing a class of nuclear fast reactors called the traveling wave reactor (TWR).”
     The processes and methodologies detailed in the report should also be generally applicable to other types of fuel. This will assist the U.S. nuclear power industry in qualifying nuclear fuels. The DoE will supply about five hundred thousand dollars. Non-DoE sources will supply about five hundred thousand dollars. The total funding will be about a one million dollars.
     The ONE funds research, development and demonstration projects which may reduce the risk and cost of advanced nuclear technologies. Their purpose also includes improving nuclear energy’s contributions to meeting the U.S.’s economic, energy needs and challenges to the environment.