Cooperative Agreement DENA0001878

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $19,800,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the University of Missouri System to design and construct a 20-megawatt research reactor at the MU NextGen Precision Health Facility. This new reactor will be specifically designed to produce critical short-lived medical radioisotopes for use in diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. The 3-year project will develop the...

This federal Project Grant award of $900,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) on August 1, 2024. The primary focus of the research project is on metal-loaded zeolites as effective and mechanically robust iodine sorbents for nuclear applications. UNR has issued a $342,000 sub-award to the Missouri University of Science &...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy (CFDA 81.121 - Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration) supports comprehensive research initiatives at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Pittsburgh focused on advancing nuclear energy science and technology. The key research efforts under this grant include: Computational thermodynamic and diffusional modeling on the Fe-Cr-Al-Mo alloy system to understand the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) provides $4,000,000 to the University of Missouri System to acquire a specialized hot cell for the production of Lutetium-177 (Lu-177). Lu-177 is a radioisotope used in breakthrough cancer treatments, and the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) is currently the sole supplier of Lu-177 in North America. The goal of this project is...

This $350,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to Michigan State University will support the development and testing of a laser-based detector capable of efficiently capturing and identifying individual magnesium atoms produced by the low-probability Ne-22 + He-4 nuclear reaction. The goal is to leverage this "Single Atom Microscope" technique to provide crucial independent measurements of nuclear reaction...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $387,525 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of Missouri System to support the "DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SPECIFIC ACTIVITY 72SE/72AS AT A PRODUCTION SCALE FOR RESEARCH AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS." This 2-year grant, running from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026, will enable the university to conduct fundamental research and develop production capabilities for the...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded a $1,937,084.38 Cooperative Agreement to 3M Company under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121). The two-year project focuses on developing novel methods for domestic stable isotope production, leveraging 3M's expertise in materials science and manufacturing. The grant supports feasibility studies, modeling, and prototype development to improve the supply of stable isotopes critical...

This $900,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121), supports nuclear energy research at North Carolina State University (NC State) from August 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Mechanical properties testing of unirradiated and irradiated materials, including miniature tensile tests, nano tensile tests,...

This $206,500 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports the development of Focusing Monochromators for Advanced Neutron Applications by Phase III Physics LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Los Angeles, California. The grant, awarded on February 18, 2025, with a planned completion date of November 17, 2025, aims to advance scientific understanding and technological capabilities in materials...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Photonlab of Fairfield, CA for its "NOVEL POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOSENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR RARE DECAY AND RARE PARTICLE DETECTION" project. The one-year project period runs from February 14, 2022 to February 13, 2023. Under this award, Photonlab will develop novel position sensitive photosensor technology to support rare decay and rare particle detection, in alignment with the Office of Science Financial...