b'2 0 2 0T E C H N O LO G YT R A N S F E R A N N U A L R E P O R TCarbon CURE (above and right) will help achieve economical carbon capture at an industrial scale.Awards and Recognitions R&D 100 AwardsThree Idaho National Laboratory technologies won R&D 100 Awards in 2020.Since their inception in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards have celebrated research and development technologies from across the public and private sectors and are a prestigious distinction for inventors. Laboratories and companies across the nation submit nominations, and a panel of more than 40 industry-leading experts ranks the entries based on technical significance, uniqueness, and applicability across industry, government and academia. Typically, the U.S. Department of Energys national laboratories have dozens of finalists every year.Including this years winners, INL has won 25 R&D 100 Awards since 2005.Winning technologies led by INL: CoDeAc (Colorimetric Detection of Actinides) Carbon CURE (Carbon Capture & Utilization throughCatherine Riddle (principal investigator), Rick DemmerReduction Electrolysis) 22001290In responding to an accident or attack, handheld Luis Diaz Aldana (principal investigator), Ningshengjie Gao, detectors may provide adequate screening for Tedd Lister, Birendra Adhikari, Aaron Wilson, Eric Dufek some radiation sources but they lack the sensitivity to detect alpha emitters such as uranium and22002190Decarbonizing energy production through carbonWINNE plutonium in dusty, outdoor environments. CoDeAc FINALISTRcapture and sequestration (CCS) is a popularcan help responders quickly detect actinides at any disaster idea that has been plagued by operational andor accident scene. CoDeAcs color change in the presence of economic challenges, but integrating carbonvery low concentrations of uranium and plutonium gives a go/WINNEFINALISTR capture with reuse to make high-value productsno-go result in seconds, allowing these professionals to make could offer an operational advantage. The Carbon CURE processdecisions based on actual data instead of assumptions on-site. provides a solution by using recyclable solvents as a carbonThese decisions impact everyone and can mean the difference capture medium that can be fed directly to an electrochemicalbetween evacuating hundreds of thousands of people within cell. The cell converts carbon dioxide to syngas, the buildingsquare miles or just 100 people within a square block during a block for a raft of high value products. The process will help toradiological event.achieve economical carbon capture at an industrial scale.20'