THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS AWARDED TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED , ''PORTABLE NEUTRON AND SOFT X-RAY DIAGNOSTICS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE FUSION-ENERGY CONCEPTS''. THIS AWARD IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DE-FOA-0001953 (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 1953-1604.