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• Underground Mine Evacuation Technologies (UMET) and Human Factors Research
  2/28/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract with the University of Missouri to advance knowledge and frontiers in mine emergency evacuations and provide the basis for technology interventions that ensure safe miner self-escape as envisaged by the 2006 MINER Act.
• Evaluation and Testing of Pressure Relief Valves (PRVs) for Refuge Alternatives Subjected to Explosive Forces
  12/17/2021 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to test and evaluate the survivability and reliability of pressure relief valves on refuge alternatives when subjected to explosive conditions.
• RA Heat Mitigation System Utilizing Advanced Liquid Air Technologies
  4/8/2019 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a heat and humidity mitigation system for refuge alternatives.
• Development of Heat Mitigation Systems for Refuge Alternatives used in Underground Coal Mines
  2/1/2018 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a heat mitigation system for refuge alternatives.
• Medium Frequency Radio System Modifications for Refuge Chamber Situational Awareness
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to modify medium frequency radio systems to improve refuge chamber situational awareness in an underground coal mine.
• Development and Demonstration of the Battelle Barrier Survival System
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design, test, develop, and demonstrate a prototype for an advanced mine barrier survival system (MBSS).
• Cryogenic Life Support Technology Development Project
  7/18/2016 - Interagency agreements
  An interagency agreement to develop cryogenic breathing apparatus and supply/filling systems for mine escape, rescue, and refuge.
• Atmospheric Analysis of Refuge Alternatives
  7/16/2016 - Interagency agreements
  An interagency agreement to improve understanding of safe CO2 concentrations and scrubbing methods, methods to remove CO in case of chamber contamination, and the effect of chamber design, occupancy, and ambient conditions on heat and humidity.
• Refuge Chamber Deployment and Occupancy Status During Mine Emergency Situations
  8/14/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to incorporate a wireless base station into the MagneLink Magnetic Communication System (MCS) and to develop a mechanism that automatically activates a portable wireless text messaging device when a refuge chamber is opened or deployed.
• Refuge Alternatives in Underground Coal Mines
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop engineering guidelines associated with the location, construction, and general application of various refuge alternatives.