Oil Spill Response Research (OSRR)
For more than 25 years, BSEE (and former organizations) have aggressively maintained a comprehensive, long-term research program dedicated to improving oil spill response options. The major focus of the program is to improve the methods and technologies used for oil spill detection, containment, treatment, recovery and cleanup. The OSRR program is a cooperative effort bringing together funding and expertise from research partners in government agencies, industry and the international community.
OSRD’s Response Research Unit (RRU) manages the funding for numerous research projects chosen to meet selected major topics each year. White Papers and research proposals are solicited through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) that is published on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov.
The RRU also manages the National Oil Spill Response Test Facility, located in Leonardo, New Jersey. The name Ohmsett is an acronym for "Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank.” Ohmsett is the largest outdoor saltwater wave/tow tank facility in North America. Ohmsett allows full scale oil spill response testing, training and research with oil in a realistic marine environment. For more information visit the Ohmsett Website.
For more information on the Bureau's Oil Spill Response Research (OSRR) Program, email us here