New award: omegap RD, INC, control#3419-1503 nuclear energy waste transmutation optimized now (newton), DE-FOA-0003419 omega-p RD INC

The Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $1.794 million cooperative agreement to Omega P R&D, Inc. on August 26, 2026, under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA 81.135) to fund engineering design for prototypes toward a novel compact 40 megaelectronvolt, 125 milliampere deuteron accelerator and deuteron breakup target. This work is part of the Nuclear Energy Waste Transmutation Optimized Now (NEWTON) initiative. The recipient, a Connecticut-based research and development firm specializing in particle accelerator and X-ray source technologies, will perform the work in New Haven, Connecticut. The period of performance extends from the award date through August 25, 2029. Omega P R&D, Inc. has received prior Department of Energy Office of Science funding for related accelerator component development, including klystron amplifier and X-ray source projects.

Proposes engineering design for prototypes towards a novel compact 40 MEV, 125 MA deuteron accelerator and deuteron breakup target.