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Tech Licensing Opportunity: ViBRANT: Visual Benign Reactor As Analog for Nuclear Testing
Tech Licensing Opportunity: ViBRANT: Visual Benign Reactor As Analog for Nuclear Testing
Contact and place of performance
Javier Martinez
Idaho Falls, ID 83415
USA
ViBRANT: Visual Benign Reactor As Analog for Nuclear Testing ViBRANT offers a revolutionary approach to simulating and understanding nuclear reactor behaviors using a geometrically accurate, LED-based analog model. The Challenge: In the intricate world of nuclear reactor design and testing, the gap between theoretical models and tangible applications presents significant hurdles. Traditionally, this process inv...
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Development Status: TRL 8
US Patent Application No. 18/538,864, “BENIGN REACTIVITY ANALOGS FOR NUCLEAR MODELING,” BEA Docket No. BA-1398
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The Department of Energy’s Battelle Energy Alliance, representing the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is seeking industry collaborators to commercialize ViBRANT: Visual Benign Reactor As Analog for Nuclear Testing. This technology utilizes a physical apparatus with 20,000 individually addressable LED lights to provide a geometrically accurate, analog representation of nuclear reactor cores, such as the SNAP-10A and MARVEL reactors. By bridging the gap between digital simulations and physical reality, the system enables rapid iterations of design and testing in a safe environment. The technology is currently at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 8 and is associated with U.S. Patent Application No. 18/538,864.
This opportunity is categorized under NAICS 541511 for Custom Computer Programming Services and PSC R412 for Support- Professional: Simulation. The technology is designed to solve challenges related to long development cycles and safety concerns inherent in traditional nuclear reactor testing. Market applications include training tools for reactor operation, development platforms for microreactor automated control systems, and public educational exhibits. The primary objective of this notice is the licensing of intellectual property to partners capable of commercializing the innovation rather than the procurement of services or the provision of funding.
Performance is centered in Idaho Falls, Idaho, under solicitation number BA-1398. Interested parties have until the response deadline of July 16, 2026, to engage with the INL Technology Deployment department regarding licensing terms. Javier Martinez serves as the point of contact for this notice, which was last updated on April 13, 2026. The department focuses exclusively on strategic access to proprietary technology to facilitate small business growth and economic advancement through mutually beneficial licensing agreements.
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