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Stand-off Detection of Alternative Signatures of Radiation

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Contract: HDTRA1-15-C-0038
Agency Tracking Number: T2-0222
Amount: $975,320.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: DTRA122-014
Solicitation Number: 2012.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2012
Award Year: 2014
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2015-06-15
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2017-06-14
Small Business Information
825 S. Myrtle Ave.
Monrovia, CA 91016
United States
DUNS: 195754056
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Prakash Koonath
 (626) 471-9700
 prakash.koonath@tanner.com
Business Contact
 Kevin Dinniene
Title: TPOC
Phone: (626) 471-9778
Email: kevin@tanner.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Prevention of the smuggling of special nuclear materials (SNMs) and other radioactive material into the United States is a key national security objective. It is desirable to have a system capable of stand-off detection to monitor and rapidly alert the presence of covert nuclear materials. In Phase I, Tanner in collaboration with the University of New Mexico have established the method of inferring nuclear radiation infer via observing alternative signatures of radiation. In Phase II Tanner proposes to design, assemble and deliver a prototype system capable of detecting tens of grams of SNMs and other radioactive materials at stand-off distances of greater than 40 m. This will be a TRL-6 stand-off detection prototype that probes the stand-off location, performs data acquisition and analysis and displays the results, all accomplished via a graphical user interface that controls the operation of the instrument.

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