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X-Wave Innovations, Inc. was awarded a $206,500 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop an Intelligent Sensor Array Network System Technology for Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Canister Helium Leakage Detection. The one-year project ending June 2023 aims to deliver a sensor technology for detecting helium leaks in dry storage containers used for spent nuclear fuel. The Office of Science...

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...

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. was awarded a $199,977 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop the PLATYPUS wireless multi-sensor platform for dry spent fuel cask monitoring. The platform will incorporate multiple sensors to remotely monitor conditions of dry cask storage systems for spent nuclear fuel. Dynasil Corporation of America is the parent organization of Radiation Monitoring...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) provides $399,000 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY) to develop a new generation of cost-effective, scalable, and stable radiation detectors with ultra-high detectivity. This is a joint effort between the University at Buffalo, University of Cambridge, and University of Oxford to address the challenge of engineering materials and manufacturing...

Anadyne, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop a particle detector front-end readout integrated circuit optimized for high speed timing resolution measurements. The circuit will be designed 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. The one-year...

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. was awarded a $177,797.22 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 18, 2020 to develop HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION SEGMENTED LIINSE2 DETECTORS. The funding supported the completion of this work by November 17, 2020 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049). The Office of Science Program aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and...

This $397,005 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program supports the development, building, and commissioning of a modular, next-generation fast neutron detector array at Augustana College. The new detector, based on plastic scintillator and silicon photomultipliers, will significantly improve the precision of neutron detection and position measurement compared to current designs. This enhanced detector capability will enable more precise...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (47.083 CFDA) program provides $362,268 to Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion College) to develop a next-generation fast neutron detector for studying neutron-rich atomic nuclei. The new detector system will significantly improve the precision of neutron position measurements compared to current designs, enabling more advanced nuclear structure research at facilities like the Facility for Rare...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to James Madison University (JMU) will support the development, construction, and commissioning of a modular array based on plastic scintillator detectors for fast neutron detection. The $436,952 award will enable the research team to create an advanced neutron detector that significantly improves position resolution compared to current designs, advancing nuclear structure studies...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $502,841 Project Grant under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to The Regents of the University of California, operating as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The funding will support research and development of a novel detector readout concept for monolithic scintillation detectors that enables direct digitization...