Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop C334, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545

A -- SUPERHENC PASSIVE NEUTRON COUNTER FOR STANDARD WASTE BOXES SOL CIT-IP:99-036 POC David J. Salazar, Licensing Executive, P. O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, MS C334, Tel: (505) 665-6697, fax: (505) 665-6127 E-MAIL: davidj@lanl.gov, davidj@lanl.gov. The University of California, which operates the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) under contract to the Department of Energy, solicits expressions of interest in obtaining non-exclusive LANL license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the SuperHENC passive neutron counter for Standard Waste Boxes, hereinafter referred to as "the Technology". Part of the Technology is patented and the software is copyrighted. The Technology is a system for the non-destructive assay (NDA) of waste contaminated with transuranic elements (especially plutonium) contained in large waste boxes. The license will cover both hardware and software elements of the SuperHENC system. The Technology can be used for any application requiring the NDA of radioactive waste contained in the Standard Waste Box (SWB) certified for disposal of waste at the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The Technology can also be used to assay smaller containers, and will provide assay results that meet criteria for both safeguards termination and WIPP disposal. Interested organizations must demonstrate prior professional experience in the fields of nuclear materials assay, commercial interest in waste NDA for WIPP, and a history of support for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS). The prototype unit of this technology is being delivered to RFETS under contract and interested parties must be willing to provide support for that instrument if RFETS desires. Any organization interested in licensing the Technology must respond with a statement of intent. The statement should describe the organization's technical expertise, manufacturing and marketing capabilities, financial resources (e.g., annual report or corporate resume), commercial motivation, willingness to support manufacturing operations in Northern New Mexico, and willingness and history of support to the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site. Upon receipt of a license applicant statement, LANL will determine which applicant(s) will be selected for license negotiations based on these statements. There will be a license issue fee and funds-in agreement in support of this commercialization. For consideration, companies must respond as required and stated above within 30 days from the date that this advertisement first appears in the Commerce Business Daily. For questions or clarifications contact David J. Salazar, Licensing Executive, Los Alamos National Laboratory, (505) 665-6697 or email davidj@lanl.gov. Posted 06/01/99 (W-SN337662). (0152)

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