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...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $500,000 project grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on May 31, 2024. The funding supports the "Development of Compact, High-Current Cyclotrons for Medical Isotope Production" over a 2-year period ending on May 31, 2026. This grant aims to advance the development of specialized cyclotron technology that can efficiently produce medical...
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...
Radiabeam Systems, LLC received a $199,597 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support development of a tunable electronic brachytherapy system. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. The grant funded Radiabeam Systems to develop a brachytherapy device that...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $360,999.80 to the University of Washington to support the development of high specific activity 72Se/72As at a production scale for research and clinical applications. The award period runs from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program funds fundamental scientific research across multiple disciplines, including areas such as...
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. was awarded a $1.3 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science to develop organic glass scintillators for nuclear physics experiments from February 2021 through April 2024. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Radiation Monitoring Devices will...
Radiabeam Technologies, LLC was awarded a $199,612 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop a Variable Wedge Degrader for Rare Isotope Beams. The grant is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Under the award, Radiabeam Technologies will design and test a variable wedge degrader...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $440,000.00 to the University of Washington to increase production of the radioisotope Astatine-211 through target design and automated isolation. The award runs from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2026. The project aims to advance scientific understanding and technological capabilities in an area critical for national priorities in energy, computing, and...
High Energy Metals, Inc. received a $199,912 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to support research and development of explosively bonding corrosion resistant bimetallic materials for liquid-cooled, high temperature reactor systems. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,000,000 to Molten Salt Solutions, LLC to implement a liquid/liquid extraction pilot-scale production system for lithium isotope enrichment. The project aims to develop the first commercial-scale lithium isotope enrichment process using this extraction method. Enriching stable lithium isotopes has applicability in purifying other stable isotopes and...