Laboratory licenses hydrogen sensor technology.(BUSINESS)

Fiber Optic Sensors and Systems, February, 2006

The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced that Nuclear Filter Technology (NucFil) has been awarded licenses to manufacture fiber-optic hydrogen sensors.

The licenses, together with a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), allow NucFil to work with scientists and engineers at NREL to further develop fiber-optic hydrogen sensors that will then be manufactured and integrated into safety sensors for nuclear waste packages, automobiles, industrial plants, and anywhere else hydrogen may be present.

Hydrogen is very reactive. It only takes about five percent hydrogen in air and a small spark to ignite. Early detection is essential to safely handle hydrogen.

"We at NREL are very pleased to...

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