Sandia’s Energy, Resources, and Nonproliferation (ERN) unit is meeting the goals of its complex mission by establishing strategic partnerships with a variety of government and nongovernmental organizations, universities, and with industry. Sandia’s ERN customers will depend upon Sandia’s ability to engage globally as never before. ERN’s energy lines of business will require more effective integration of security design into engineering solutions.
ERN’s Fuel and Water Systems efforts include an emphasis on focused solutions for transportation fuels for the 21st century and for treatment, monitoring, management, and infrastructure issues associated with water. The program develops and demonstrates persistent energy sources for electricity and transportation and takes aim at creating a flexible, enabling energy infrastructure. Energy storage capabilities are also a focus of this program.
Researchers in Sandia’s Nuclear Energy program are evaluating the safety and security of existing power plants and helping develop the next generation of nuclear power technology. They are also developing approaches for new risk-informed regulations, using risk assessment, accident modeling, structural analysis, and large-scale experiments to provide a scientific basis.