{"id":255707,"date":"2025-07-23T23:39:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=890891"},"modified":"2025-07-23T23:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:39:59","slug":"usbr-seal-team-fix-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=255707","title":{"rendered":"USBR Seal Team Fix Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?resize=768,496 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?resize=1024,661 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?resize=1536,992 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?resize=400,258 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?resize=600,387 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?resize=900,581 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?resize=1200,775 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sealteamfix-challenge-image.jpg?resize=2000,1291 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When a reservoir conduit cannot be closed, thousands of cubic feet of water can roar through uncontrolled, threatening public safety, irreplaceable reservoir storage, and power generation.\u00a0<strong>Seal Team Fix<\/strong>\u00a0invites engineers, fabricators, and creative problem-solvers to stop that torrent in its tracks. Your mission: design a rapid-deploying, temporary seal that can be deployed to a submerged 3- to 25-ft diameter conduit opening, accommodate differential pressure, and achieve a 95\u201398 % flow reduction &#8211; without leaning on trash racks or other non-structural surfaces.\u00a0The competition unfolds in three phases: a short-format concept white paper, a funded prototype build, and a lab-scale hydraulic demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>Award: $575,000 in total prizes<\/p>\n<p>Open Date: July 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Close Date: October 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herox.com\/SealTeamFix\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.herox.com\/SealTeamFix<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a reservoir conduit cannot be closed, thousands of cubic feet of water can roar through uncontrolled, threatening public safety, irreplaceable reservoir storage, and power generation.\u00a0Seal Team Fix\u00a0invites engineers, fabricators, and creative problem-solvers to stop that torrent in its tracks. 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