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DRAFT DOE/FE-0033 Previous No. DOE/ER-0102 ENERGY MATERIALS COORDINATING COMMITTEE (EMACC) Fiscal Year 1982 March 1983 ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C. 20545 DRAFT DOE/FE-0033 Previous No. DOE/ER-0102 ENERGY MATERIALS COORDINATING COMMITTEE (EMACC) Fiscal Year 1982 March 1983 ANNUAL TECHNICAL REPORT U.S. Department of Energy TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 1 Fiscal Year 1982 Activities ....................................... 2 Materials Funding Trends in the Department of Energy .............. 6 PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS ................................................ 11 - Office of Conservation and Renewable Systems .................... 14 * Office of Building Energy Research Development .............. 14 * Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies .............. 15 * Division of Energy Storage Technology - Electrochemical Storage Branch .............................. 16 * Office of Vehicle and Engine R&D ............................ 17 * Office of Industrial Programs ............................... 18 * Biomass Energy Technology Division - Biological Hydrogen Program .......................................... 18 * Division of Ocean Energy Technology - Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Program ................................. 19 * Office of Solar Energy/Photovoltaics Energy - Technology - Materials Research ........................... 20 * Wind Energy Technology Division - Large Wind Turbine Research and Technology Development ......................... 20 - Office of Defense Programs ...................................... 20 * Office of Inertial Fusion - Materials Research .............. 20 * Office of Military Applications - Materials Research ........ 22 * Defense Waste and Byproducts Management/R&D and Byproducts Division ....................................... 22 - Office of Energy Research ....................................... 24 * Office of Fusion Energy (Magnetic) - Fusion Reactor .b Materials ................................................. 24 * Office of Health and Environment Research - Physical and Technological Research ................................ 24 * Division of Materials Sciences .............................. 24 - Office of Fossil Energy ........................................ 25 * Advanced Energy Conversion - Heat Engines ................... 25 · Office of Technical Coordination, Advanced Research and Technology Development ........................ 27 * Office of Surface Coal Gasification ......................... 27 -iii- TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page No. - Office of Nuclear Energy ........................................ 29 · Office of Breeder Technology ................................ 29 · High Temperature Reactor Development Division .............. 30 · Light Water Reactor Systems Program ......................... 30 * Office of Naval Reactors .................................... 31 · Office of Space Nuclear Projects ............................ 32 · Division of Waste Repository Deployment ..................... 32 -iv- LIST OF TABLES Page No. I. Membership List .............................................. 3 II. DOE Materials Research, Development and Engineering Support .......................................... 7 III. DOE Materials Research, Development and Engineering Support .......................................... 8 -v- APPENDIXES Page No. OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY A. Office of Building Energy Research and Development** ....... 33 B. Office of Energy Systems Research with inputs for: - Energy Storage Division** ............................. 36 - Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies Division** .......................................... 38 C. Office of Vehicle and Engine R&D ........................... 42 D. Office of Industrial Programs** ............................ 48 E. Office of Solar Electric Technologies with inputs for: - Photovoltaic Energy Technology Division ............... 50 - Wind Energy Technology Division ....................... 52 F. Office of Renewable Technology with inputs for: - Geothermal and Hydropower Division** ................ 54 - Energy from Municipal Waste Division** .............. 63 G. Office of Solar Heat. Technologies** ......................... 64 H. Office of Alcohol Fuels** .................................. 71 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEFENSE PROGRAMS I. Office of Military Applications ............................ 72 J. Office of Defense Waste and Byproducts Management .......... 89 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR FOR ENERGY RESEARCH K. Office of Basic Energy Sciences ............................ 90 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FOSSIL ENERGY L. Division of Advanced Energy Conversion ..................... 98 M. Office of Technical Coordination (Advanced Research and Technology Development) ................................ 105 N. Division of Surface Coal Gasification ...................... 128 ** No FY 1982 Submission provided. -vi- APPENDIXES :(Continued) Page No. OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY O. Office of Breeder Reactor Techology: Fuels and Core Materials Division .................................... 134 P. Office of Breeder Reactor Technology: Materials and Structures Program .................................... 139 Q. Office of Space Nuclear.Projects ............................ 142 R. Division of Waste Repository Development ................... 144 -vii- INTRODUCTION The DOE Energy Materials Coordinating Committee (EMaCC) serves primarily to enhance coordination among the Department's materials programs and to further the effective use of materials expertise within the Department. These functions are accomplished through the exchange of budgetary and planning information among program managers and through technical meetings/ workshops on selected topics involving both DOE and major contractors. In addition, the EMaCC aids in obtaining materials - related inputs for both intra- and inter- agency compilations. Membership in the EMaCC is open to any Department organizational unit; participants are appointed by Division or Office Directors. The current membership is listed in Table 1. The EMACC reports to the Director of the Office of Energy Research in his capacity as overseer of the technical programs of the Department. This annual technical report is mandated by the EMACC terms of reference. In this report are described 1) EMACC activities for FY 1982; 2) a summary of materials funding in the Department from FY 1978 to the present; and 3) on-going materials programs in the Department. Stanley J/iapkunas Office of Advanced Research and Technology Office of Fossil Energy Chairman of EMACC, FY 1982 F A__- /j/'/>c ,- Stanley M. Wolf Division of Materials Sciences Office of Energy Research -1- Fiscal Year 1982 Activities 1. The following meetings were held: Date Topic Speaker Feb. 19, 1982 Materials Research for Inertial Fusion Carl Hilland March 19, 1982 Materials for Photovoltaic Systems A. Scolaro May 14, 1982 Structural Ceramics Research Funded by DOE All Applicable June 18, 1982 OER/BES Funded Unique User Oriented Facilities L. Ianniello Dec. 14, 1982 ERAB Study on Materials Research All Applicable 2. In addition to the regular membership meetings, a special two day "EMaCC Contractors Meeting on Problems and Opportunities in Structural Ceramics" was held in Germantown on September 29 and 30, 1982. The purpose of this meeting was to apprise the user and research committees of ongoing work as well as to solicit opinions on desired research directions. Approximately 250 people attended this two day meeting. 3. EMaCC served as the mechanism of gathering input for the 1982 COMAT survey of materials research in DOE. / 4. FMaCC served as a mechanism for Updating a Summary of DOE Funding in Rapid Solidification Technology (RST) for the COMAT-RST working group. 5. EMaCC provided GAO a summary of FY 82 Materials Research in DOE. -2- TABLE I MEMBERSHIP LIST DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENERGY MATERIALS COORDINATING COMMITTEE DECEMBER 1982 REPRESENTATIVE/ ROUTE PHONE ORGANIZATION ALTERNATE SYMBOL ROOM/BLDG. NUMBER CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY Adv. Conservation Technology/ Electrochemical Energy Storage Stanley S. Ruby CE-141 5E-052/FORSTL 252-1486 Advanced Technology and Assessment Richard T. Alpaugh CE-131 GB-096.FORSTL 252-8055 Buildings Applications Research & Development Ernest Freeman CE-115 5G-050/FORSTL 252-9426 Energy Systems Research/ Energy Conversion & Utilization James J. Eberhardt CE-142 5E-091/FORSTL 252-1499 Industrial Programs/ Waste Products Jerome F. Collins CE-121.2 6G-056/FORSTL 252-2366 Heavy Duty Transport & Fuels/Office of Vehicle Engine R&D Robert B. Schultz CE-131 GB-096/FORSTL 252-8064 Renewable Technology/ Biomass Energy Beverly J. Berger CE-321 5F-043/FORSTL 252-6750 Renewable Technology/ Geothermal Energy Leon Lehr CE-324 5G-030/FORSTL 252-8074 Solar Energy/Ocean Energy Systems William E. Richards CE-331 511-032/FORSTL 252-5517 Solar Energy/ Passive Hybrid Lawnie Taylor CE-312 5H-047/FORSTL 252-8103 Solar Energy/Photovoltaics Anthony Scolaro CE-333 5E-066/FORSTL 252-5548 Solar Energy/Wind Energy Systems/Conservation & Renewable Energies Louis V. Divone CE-332 5E-080/FORSTL 252-5540 TABLE I (Continued) REPRESENTATIVE/ ROUTE PHONE ORGANIZATION ALTERNATE SYMBOL ROOM/BLDG. NUMBER DEFENSE PROGRAMS Inertial Fusion/Fusion Research Carl B. Hilland DP-232 C-404/GTN 353-3687 Military Application/RD&T Wm. G. 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