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ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED

1046 NEW HOLLAND AVENUE, LANCASTER, PA, 17601
EIN 571146896

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OSHA inspections
1
over 18 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0

Summary

ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 18 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 5417 within PA. Peer group: 40 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−0.3
TRIR
1.9
vs industry
+1.3

Reported for 179 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2018

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 9, 2018Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tireUpper arm(s)Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
—
Most recent activity
18 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
2
Certified
2
Avg wage ratio
1.17x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
4113431
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The brake component housed within the bicycle's carbon fork can disengage from the fork and allow the brake assembly to contact the wheel spokes while rotating, posing a fall hazard.. Most recent recall: 2011-09-22. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$34.8M
Obligated (all-time)
$93.7M
Awards
235
Top agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$48.3M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$48.3M
Department of Defense$43.3M
Department of the Interior$1.8M
Department of Commerce$275K
Largest awards (top 50 of 235)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    ROLLOUT PURGE UNITS AND ASSOCIATED TRAINING AND ACCESSORIES
    contract · Last action 2025-12-18
    $7,617,727
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    VOLATILES INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (VIPER) THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FLIGHT COMPONENTS
    contract · Last action 2024-07-09
    $6,296,804
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    DEVELOPMENT OF LUNAR VEHICLE AND PAYLOAD THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR EXTREME LUNAR ENVIRONMENTS
    contract · Last action 2024-05-08
    $4,999,968
  • Department of the Interior
    TITLE: STRAIN-TOLERANT ORGANIC-CERAMIC COATINGS FOR THE PASSIVATION OF LASER DIODE. DESCRIPTION: THERMAL MANAGEMENT, COATINGS, MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER, LASER DIODE, CORROSION RESISTANCE, ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSTIION, SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS
    contract · Last action 2022-07-08
    $1,661,966
  • Department of Defense
    INCLUDES ASPECTS OF STARC PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION IN A SIMULATED SPACE ENVIRONMENT, FABRICATION PROCESS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, COATING TAPE DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT TESTING BY ACT AND THIRD-PARTY STAKEHOLDERS.
    contract · Last action 2025-06-04
    $1,649,970
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2022-09-07
    $1,499,996
  • Department of Defense
    SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D SOLID ROCKET MOTORS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE INTERCEPTORS
    contract · Last action 2025-06-25
    $1,499,986
  • Department of Defense
    LONG RANGE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FOR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    contract · Last action 2017-04-28
    $1,409,711
  • Department of Defense
    DHA PHASE II SBIR PSORALEN-UV-A IRRADIATION BASED HIGH-THROUGHPUT PATHOGEN INACTIVATION DEVICE
    contract · Last action 2025-08-18
    $1,299,935
  • Department of Defense
    RAPIDLY MANUFACTURABLE 3-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED LOOP HEAT PIPES ENABLING HIGH PERFORMANCE SMALL SATELLITES
    contract · Last action 2023-02-13
    $1,249,964
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (ACT) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A LOW-COST LOOP HEAT PIPE (LHP) EVAPORATOR USING A TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING (DMLS), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 3D PRINTING, TO PRODUCE LOW-COST LHPS TO BE USED IN CUBESAT AND SMALLSAT APPLICATIONS. THE WICK STRUCTURE IN AN LHP ASSUMES THE ROLE OF A PUMP IN A STANDARD LOOP, PUMPING LIQUID FROM THE LOWER PRESSURE CONDENSER TO THE HIGHER PRESSURE EVAPORATOR BY CAPILLARY FORCES. THE OVERALL THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEM IS THEREFORE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE IN-SITU CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WICK STRUCTURE. CURRENT LHP WICK MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLATION PROCESSES ARE CUMBERSOME, LABOR INTENSIVE, AND SUFFER FROM A LOW YIELD RATE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE COST TO PRODUCE AN LHP EVAPORATOR, INCLUDING THE ATTACHMENT OF THE BAYONET, SECONDARY WICK AND COMPENSATION CHAMBER, ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TOTAL SYSTEM'S MANUFACTURING COST. BY 3D PRINTING AN EVAPORATOR ENVELOPE WITH AN INTEGRAL POROUS PRIMARY WICK STRUCTURE, THE OVERALL COMPLEXITY AND COST OF THE DESIGN CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.
    contract · Last action 2022-05-11
    $1,124,799
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    LOOP HEAT PIPE MANUFACTURING VIA DMLS FOR CUBESAT APPLICATIONS
    contract · Last action 2021-11-15
    $1,112,168
  • Department of Defense
    FADEC COOLING USING HIGH TEMPERATURE LOOP HEAT PIPES
    contract · Last action 2013-01-29
    $1,097,696
  • Department of Defense
    STTR PHASE II RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2024-04-25
    $1,050,000
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    THE FAST GROWING SPACE INDUSTRY RESULTS IN INCREASING DEMAND FOR THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS LOOP HEAT PIPES LHP ARE A COMMONLY UTILIZED DEVICE FOR SPACECRAFT DUE TO HIGH EFFICIENCY AND FLEXIBILITY ABILITY TO INTEGRATE WITH DEPLOYABLE RADIATOR
    contract · Last action 2025-05-08
    $1,022,357
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF PHASE II SBIR FOR A NON-CATALYTIC JP-8 REFORMER.
    contract · Last action 2020-11-13
    $999,999
  • Department of Defense
    STTR PHASE II, DMEA 16B-0001, THICKNESS MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR THIN FILMS ON SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATE.
    contract · Last action 2020-09-14
    $999,999
  • Department of Defense
    ACT SBIR II PROPOSAL L2-0351 ENTITLED "RECYCLING & REUSE OF POWDERS, TEST SPECIMENS, AND SCRAP MATERIALS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING".
    contract · Last action 2023-11-29
    $999,997
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2022-06-01
    $999,994
  • Department of Defense
    SBIR 2 N171-022
    contract · Last action 2025-04-05
    $999,992
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2019-06-07
    $999,955
  • Department of Defense
    SBIR PHASE II - BASIC EFFORT
    contract · Last action 2015-01-30
    $999,940
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF SBIR II FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HEAT-PIPE EMBEDDED EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2016-02-16
    $999,937
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SBIR II
    contract · Last action 2017-10-03
    $999,758
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2024-08-09
    $996,412
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF THE THERMAL TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE SPACECRAFT MISSIONS CONTINUE TO INCREASE, APPROACHING SEVERAL KILOWATTS. AT THE SAME TIME THE HEAT ACQUISITION AREAS HAVE TRENDED DOWNWARD, THEREBY INCREASING THE INCIDENT HEAT FLUX. CURRENT INCIDENT HEAT FLUX FOR LASER DIODE APPLICATIONS IS ON THE ORDER OF 5-10W/CM2, ALTHOUGH THIS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TOWARDS 50W/CM2. THIS IS A SEVERE LIMITATION FOR AXIAL GROOVE ALUMINUM/AMMONIA CONSTANT CONDUCTANCE HEAT PIPES (CCHPS). THE MAXIMUM HEAT FLUX IN A CCHP IS SET BY THE BOILING LIMIT, WHICH TYPICALLY START AT 5 W/CM2 FOR AXIAL GROVE WICKS, AND 20-30 W/CM2 FOR POWDER METAL WICKS. THE INNOVATION IS TO DEVELOP CCHPS WITH A HYBRID WICK, WHICH HAS A SINTERED EVAPORATOR WICK, AND A CONVENTIONAL GROOVED ADIABATIC AND CONDENSER WICK. THESE HYBRID WICKS CAN OPERATE AT HIGHER HEAT FLUXES, ALLOWING THE USE OF HIGHER POWER LASER DIODES. THEY ALSO ALLOW THE USE OF VARIABLE CONDUCTANCE HEAT PIPES (VCHPS) IN LUNAR AND MARTIAN LANDERS AND ROVERS, WHICH MUST OPERATE AT TILTS UP TO 45 . CONVENTIONAL ALUMINUM/AMMONIA HEAT PIPES CAN ONLY OPERATE WITH A 0.1 INCH TILT, SO THEY ARE UNSUITABLE. LOOP HEAT PIPES CAN ALSO OPERATE WITH TILTING, BUT THEY ARE TWO ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE MORE EXPENSIVE. A HYBRID GROOVED AND SINTERED WICK CCHP WILL ALLOW OPERATING AT HIGHER HEAT FLUXES AS COMPARED TO AXIAL GROOVE DESIGN AND CAN ALSO OPERATE AGAINST GRAVITY ON THE PLANETARY SURFACE, OPERATE IN SPACE, CARRYING POWER OVER LONG DISTANCES, ACT AS A THERMOSYPHON ON THE PLANETARY SURFACE FOR LUNAR AND MARTIAN LANDERS AND ROVERS, AND DEMONSTRATE A HIGHER TRANSPORT CAPABILITY THAN AN ALL-SINTERED WICK.
    contract · Last action 2021-09-24
    $949,945
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    PHASE II
    contract · Last action 2025-12-31
    $910,482
  • Department of Defense
    873AUTHORITY
    contract · Last action 2025-08-28
    $899,992
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    SBIR PHASE II - ENHANCED MOTOR PERFORMANCE VIA TWO-PHASE THERMAL MANAGEMENT
    contract · Last action 2025-08-28
    $899,990
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    PHASE II
    contract · Last action 2025-11-24
    $869,999
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    FY23 SBIR PHASE II-HOT END THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION
    contract · Last action 2026-04-01
    $869,991
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    PHASE II
    contract · Last action 2026-01-05
    $869,952
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF NASA GLENN IS EXAMINING SMALL FISSION REACTORS FOR FUTURE SPACE TRANSPORTATION AND SURFACE POWER APPLICATIONS. THE REACTORS WOULD HAVE AN 8 TO 15 YEAR DESIGN LIFE AND SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A 2020 LAUNCH TO SUPPORT FUTURE NASA SCIENCE MISSIONS. BOTH 1 KWE THERMOELECTRIC AND 3 KWE STIRLING SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN EXAMINED. HEAT PIPES ARE BEING EXAMINED TO TRANSFER THE THERMAL ENERGY FROM THE REACTOR TO THE ELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEMS. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF WICKS THAT CAN CARRY THIS POWER OVER THE DISTANCE; GROOVED, SINTERED ARTERIAL AND SELF-VENTING ARTERIAL. ARTERIAL HEAT PIPES ARE THE DEFAULT DESIGN FOR SPACECRAFT NUCLEAR REACTORS; HOWEVER, DE-PRIMING OF THE ARTERY DUE TO RADIATION IS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. GROOVED AND SELF-VENTING ARTERIAL HEAT PIPES ARE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DE-PRIMING SINCE THE LIQUID IN THE GROOVES IS OPEN TO THE VAPOR SPACE AND THE SELF-VENTING ARTERIAL HEAT PIPE HAS VENTING PORES IN THE EVAPORATOR TO ALLOW TRAPPED VAPOR TO ESCAPE. ACT'S INNOVATION WAS TO EXAMINE THE TRADEOFFS BETWEEN THE THREE HEAT PIPE WICKS AND DETERMINE AN OPTIMUM WICK DESIGN THAT IS SUITABLE FOR FISSION REACTOR APPLICATIONS. THE PHASE I PROJECT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN DEMONSTRATING THAT ALL THREE TYPES OF WICKS CAN TRANSPORT THE NECESSARY POWER.
    contract · Last action 2015-09-28
    $837,419
  • Department of Defense
    STTR PHASE II
    contract · Last action 2025-01-21
    $775,000
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    E014042 PHASE II ADVANCED COOLING SYSTEM FOR MODULAR POWER ELECTRONICS
    contract · Last action 2026-01-28
    $769,998
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    SMALLSAT SWARM SPARSE APERTURE SAR FOR RECON AND SURVEILLANCE (SSSASAFRAS)
    contract · Last action 2022-11-01
    $749,998
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF THERMAL ENHANCEMENTS FOR SEPARABLE THERMAL MECHANICAL INTERFACES
    contract · Last action 2016-08-03
    $749,998
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    THE MILLIONS OF TONS OF WATER ICE IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE ON THE MOON. HARVESTING WATER ICE FROM LUNAR REGOLITH REQUIRES A DEDICATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2023-07-12
    $749,993
  • Department of Defense
    SBIR II, PROCESS MODELING FRAMEWORK FOR LINEAR FRICTION WELD
    contract · Last action 2019-07-02
    $749,991
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF DURABLE PRE-COOLING HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR HIGH MACH FLIGHT - SBIR PHASE 2
    contract · Last action 2019-07-25
    $749,990
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE 2 - HIGH ACCURACY TURNKEY
    contract · Last action 2016-09-09
    $749,989
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF ING A NASA PHASE I SBIR PROGRAM, ACT ADDRESSED THE NEED FOR LIGHT-WEIGHT, NON-VENTING PCM HEAT STORAGE DEVICES BY SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATING PROOF-OF-CONCEPT OF A VAPOR CHAMBER WITH A PCM-BASED WICK STRUCTURE. THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE II PROGRAM IS TO DESIGN, FABRICATE, AND TEST A FULL-SCALE PCM VAPOR CHAMBER. GOALS OF THE PHASE II PROGRAM INCLUDE ESTABLISHING THERMAL AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. ACT WILL ALSO DEVELOP A THERMAL STORAGE MODEL FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE HEAT TRANSPORT MODEL DEVELOPED IN PHASE I. A CUSTOM MICROPCM WILL BE DEVELOPED AND SCREENED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SUBCONTRACTOR SWRI TO OBTAIN OPTIMUM PROPERTIES FOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE. ACT WILL ALSO DESIGN, FABRICATE AND TEST A SUB-SCALE PCM VAPOR CHAMBER WITH RELEVANT FORM FACTOR AND A FRACTION OF THE FULL-SCALE HEAT LOAD. UPON SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION OF THE SUB-SCALE UNIT, TWO FULL-SCALE PCM VAPOR CHAMBERS WILL BE FABRICATED AND TESTED. BOTH FULL-SCALE UNITS WILL UNDERGO EXTENSIVE THERMAL PERFORMANCE TESTING. AT THE END OF THE PHASE II PROJECT, ONE OF THE FULL-SCALE PCM VAPOR CHAMBERS WILL BE DELIVERED TO NASA FOR FURTHER TESTING, AND THE OTHER WILL REMAIN AT ACT FOR EXTENDED LIFE TESTING.
    contract · Last action 2016-09-15
    $749,988
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF IN THIS SBIR PHASE II PROGRAM ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (ACT) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP TITANIUM/WATER HEAT PIPES SUITABLE FOR SPACECRAFT FISSION POWER APPLICATIONS. NASA IS CURRENTLY EXAMINING SMALL FISSION POWER REACTORS DESIGN, SUCH AS THE KILOPOWER, WHICH AIMS TO PROVIDE ROUGHLY 1 KW OF ELECTRIC POWER. KILOPOWER PLANS TO USE TITANIUM/WATER HEAT PIPES TO REMOVE THE WASTE HEAT FROM THE COLD END OF THE CONVERTORS. PREVIOUS WATER HEAT PIPE DESIGNS FOR SPACE FISSION POWER ARE NOT SUITABLE, SINCE THEY CANNOT OPERATED IN A VERTICAL ORIENTATION, WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR GROUND TESTING OF KILOPOWER. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE I AND II PROGRAMS IS TO DEVELOP A TITANIUM/WATER HEAT PIPE RADIATOR SUITABLE FOR SPACECRAFT FISSION POWER, SUCH AS KILOPOWER. TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MUST BE ACHIEVED: DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO TRANSPORT HEAT OVER A LONG DISTANCE FROM THE STIRLING COLD END TO THE RADIATOR, DESIGN AND FABRICATE A HEAT PIPE RADIATOR FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE KILOPOWER SYSTEM AND IDENTIFY THE BEST WICK DESIGN FOR THE VARIED OPERATING CONDITIONS OF THE KILOPOWER SYSTEM. THE PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE II PROJECT WILL BE TO DEVELOP FULL-SCALE TITANIUM WATER HEAT PIPES THAT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR TESTING IN THE KILOPOWER DEMONSTRATION UNIT. THE IMMEDIATE NASA APPLICATION IS FOR SPACE FISSION NUCLEAR REACTORS THAT UTILIZE STIRLING CONVERTERS OR HERMOELECTRICS FOR POWER CONVERSION. NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A 1KWE FISSION POWER SYSTEM WITH A 15 YEAR DESIGN LIFE THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A 2020. AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED TEST OF THE COMPLETE REACTOR/ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (EXCEPT FOR THE TITANIUM/WATER HEAT PIPES) IS PLANNED FOR IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS TEST. THIS TEST WILL USE AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED DEPLETED URANIUM CORE, AND WILL HELP VALIDATE THE OVERALL SYSTEM DESIGN. THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO LIFE TEST THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, FROM THE ELECTRICALLY HEATED URANIUM CORE TO THE TITANIUM/WATER HEAT PIPES. ACT WILL DESIGN, FABRICATE, AND TEST THE TITANIUM/WATER HEAT PIPES FOR THE KILOPOWER LIFE TEST ONTHE PROPOSED PROGRAM. AT THE END OF THE PHASE II PROGRAM, THESE HEAT PIPES WILL BE DELIVERED TO NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER. ASSUMING THAT THE PHASE II PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL, ACT THEN PLANS TO ASSIST IN THE KILOPOWER LIFE TEST ON A PHASE III PROGRAM.
    contract · Last action 2018-08-30
    $749,984
  • Department of Defense
    STTR PHASE II TOPIC N10A-T005
    contract · Last action 2015-11-24
    $749,975
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    VARIABLE CONDUCTANCE COLD PLATE FOR SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY
    contract · Last action 2023-03-06
    $749,963
  • Department of Defense
    FADEC THERMAL MANAGEMENT
    contract · Last action 2012-05-29
    $749,955
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF NASA GRC IS DEVELOPING FISSION POWER SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY FOR FUTURE SPACE TRANSPORTATION AND SURFACE POWER APPLICATIONS. THE EARLY SYSTEMS ARE ENVISIONED IN THE 10 TO 100KWE RANGE AND HAVE AN ANTICIPATED DESIGN LIFE OF 8 TO 15 YEARS WITH NO MAINTENANCE. A NON-NUCLEAR SYSTEM GROUND TEST IN THERMAL-VACUUM IS PLANNED BY NASA GRC TO VALIDATE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO TRANSFER REACTOR HEAT, CONVERT THE HEAT INTO ELECTRICITY, REJECT WASTE HEAT, PROCESS THE ELECTRICAL OUTPUT, AND DEMONSTRATE OVERALL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. THIS SBIR PROJECT BY ACT WILL DEVELOP A MODULAR SINGLE-FACESHEET VARIABLE CONDUCTANCE HEAT PIPE (VCHP) RADIATOR, OPERATING NEAR 450K, TO SUPPORT THE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION UNIT (TDU) FOR SURFACE POWER. BASED ON THE PHASE I RESULTS AND THE EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING PREVIOUS NASA SBIR VCHP RADIATOR PROGRAMS, ACT AND VST WILL DEVELOP IN PHASE II A LOW COST HIGH SPECIFIC POWER MODULAR RADIATOR FOR THE TDU. NEW FEATURES OF THIS RADIATOR INCLUDE DIRECT BONDING TO THE TITANIUM CONDENSER AND THE FACT THAT IT IS MODULAR AND THEREFORE, THE CTE MISMATCH ON THE MANIFOLD DIRECTION IS ELIMINATED. THE MODULAR RADIATOR WILL CONSIST OF 12 CLUSTERS OF 9 MODULES EACH. ACT WILL DESIGN THE MODULAR RADIATOR, VALIDATE THE RADIATOR MODULE, FABRICATE THE HEAT PIPES AND TEST THE CLUSTERS IN AMBIENT CONDITIONS BEFORE SENDING THEM TO GRC. VST WILL FURTHER DEVELOP THE GFRC DIRECT BONDING AND ATTACH THE GFRC FINS TO ALL THE HEAT PIPES.
    contract · Last action 2015-02-23
    $749,910
  • Department of Defense
    SBIR PHASE II
    contract · Last action 2009-04-14
    $749,686
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP A NOVEL VAPOR-PRESSURE-DRIVEN VARIABLE-VIEW-FACTOR RADIATOR THAT IS DEPLOYABLE, OPERATES WITH VARIABLE GEOMETRY (I.E., FORM FACTOR) AND OFFERS HIGH TURNDOWN RATIO. THE DEVICE UTILIZES TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER AND NOVEL GEOMETRIC FEATURES THAT ADAPTIVELY (AND REVERSIBLY) ADJUST THE VIEW FACTOR IN RESPONSE TO INTERNAL PRESSURE IN THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR FOLDS INTO A CLOSED SHAPE TO MINIMIZE THE VIEW FACTOR WHEN COLD, AND OPENS UP TO MAXIMIZE THE VIEW FACTOR WHEN HEATED. PROTOTYPES DEMONSTRATED IN PHASE I PROVE THE FEASIBILITY AND HIGHLIGHT THE ADVANTAGES OF A TWO-PHASE RADIATOR OVER SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY TECHNOLOGIES. STRUCTURAL AND THERMAL SIMULATION STUDIES CONFIRMED THE VIABILITY OF THE CONCEPT. AT LOW TEMPERATURES, THE VIEW FACTOR OF EMISSIVE SURFACES OF THE RADIATOR TO THE HEAT SINK IS NEAR ZERO, SO THE ONLY HEAT LOST IS THAT WHICH IS EMITTED FROM THE INSULATED OUTER SURFACES OF THE RADIATOR. THE FLEXIBLE SECTION OF THE RADIATOR IS AN ELASTIC ENVELOPE ENCLOSING A SATURATED WORKING FLUID. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE RADIATOR INCREASES, THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN VAPOR PRESSURE GENERATES A NET FORCE ON THE INTERIOR WALLS OF THE ENVELOPE WHICH CAUSES THE ELASTIC WALLS TO BEND SO THAT THE STRUCTURE OPENS AND THE VIEW FACTOR INCREASES. THE INCREASE IN VIEW FACTOR REDUCES THERMAL RESISTANCE OF HEAT REJECTION WHICH ENABLES INHERENTLY PASSIVE THERMAL CONTROL. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE OF THE RADIATOR CONSISTS OF CAVITIES FILLED WITH SATURATED FLUID ACTING LIKE HEAT PIPES, SO THE RADIATING SURFACE WILL BE NEARLY ISOTHERMAL, ACHIEVING A RADIATOR PANEL EFFICIENCY NEAR ONE. IN PHASE I, MODELING AND PROTOTYPING INDICATES THAT THE BASELINE GEOMETRY PROPOSED CAN ACHIEVE A THERMAL TURNDOWN RATIO OF 37:1.
    contract · Last action 2021-10-14
    $748,848
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    AUTONOMOUS MELTING PROBE FOR ICY PLANETS EXPLORATION
    contract · Last action 2023-01-13
    $746,758

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2026-04-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-04-18Planned0—$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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What is ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.