THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS AWARDED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED, ''LLE DIAGNOSTIC RESOURCE TEAM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF INNOVATIVE FUSION CONCEPTS.'' THIS AWARD IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DE-FOA-00001953 (SOLICITATION ON TOPICS INFORMING NEW PROGRAM AREAS – TARGETED TOPIC D: DIAGNOSTIC RESOURCE TEAMS TO SUPPORT THE VALIDATION OF POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE FUSION-ENERGY CONCEPTS) AND CONTROL NUMBER 1953-1612.