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Non-Cubic Ceramic Scintillators for Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-10ER85882
Agency Tracking Number: 94942
Amount: $99,996.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: 50 a
Solicitation Number: DE-FOA-0000161
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2011-03-18
Small Business Information
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
United States
DUNS: 073804411
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Jaroslaw Glodo
 Dr.
 (617) 668-6800
 JGlodo@RMDINC.com
Business Contact
 Gerald Entine
Title: Dr.
Phone: (617) 668-6800
Email: NMarshall@RMDInc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear weapons is a serious threat in the world today. Prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons has reached a state of heightened urgency in recent years. Scintillator based gamma-ray spectrometers are an important tool in checking the proliferation of the nuclear weapons. The performance of the current radioisotope identifiers is limited by the characteristics as well as cost of scintillators available at present. The goal of the proposed project is to investigate new, non-cubic scintillation materials that can be produced with excellent optical and scintillation properties using low-cost ceramic fabrication approaches. Increased flexibility, significantly lower cost as well as high performance can be expected from the proposed gamma-ray detection technology. The Phase I project will be aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of producing high performance non-cubic scintillators using low-cost ceramic methods. The fabrication processes will be explored and optimized and the scintillators produced will be evaluated for gamma-ray studies. Commercial and Scientific Potential: Over and above use in nuclear non-proliferation, the new detectors will be commercially applicable to medical imaging, NDE, and materials analysis. They will also be useful in nuclear, high energy and space physics experiments

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