Award Number: DE-EE0009121, CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, Advanced Manufacturing Office, Location(s): KY, Office(s): Golden Field Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
March 19, 2020
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Award Number: DE-EE0009121
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Advanced Manufacturing Office
Location(s): KY
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to University of Kentucky (UKY) to research and develop titanium and aluminum based alloy material (TiAl), for turbine blade applications. UKY would apply new techniques to TiAl finishing processes (e.g., machining, burnishing, grinding, polishing) to improve the energy efficiency and performance of the resulting alloy. UKY would collect and analyze data from an existing, manufacturing location to inform optimization efforts. The project would be completed over two Budget Periods (BPs), with a Go/No-Go Decision Point in between each BP. This NEPA Determination will cover all activities for both BPs.