DEAR0001611
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
PROJECT TITLE, ''RESONANCE ABSORPTION DENSITOMETRY FOR MATERIALS ASSAY SECURITY SAFEGUARDS (RADMASS)''
GE RESEARCH WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE ACTIVE INTERROGATION TECHNIQUE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING MASS ACCOUNTANCY OF FISSILE MASS IN A NUCLEAR REPROCESSING FACILITY. THIS TECHNIQUE WILL HAVE LOW TIME LATENCY AND HIGH ACCURACY (BETTER THAN 1%). IT WILL OPERATE IN A RADIATION BACKGROUND OF ~1,000R/HR FOR GAMMAS OR NEUTRON EMISSION RATES ~104-105 NEUTRONS/SEC.
GE RESEARCH WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE ACTIVE INTERROGATION TECHNIQUE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING MASS ACCOUNTANCY OF FISSILE MASS IN A NUCLEAR REPROCESSING FACILITY. THIS TECHNIQUE WILL HAVE LOW TIME LATENCY AND HIGH ACCURACY (BETTER THAN 1%). IT WILL OPERATE IN A RADIATION BACKGROUND OF ~1,000R/HR FOR GAMMAS OR NEUTRON EMISSION RATES ~104-105 NEUTRONS/SEC.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE PROGRAM GOAL OF ONWARDS IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO CLOSING THE BACK-END OF ADVANCED REACTOR (AR) NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES. SPECIFICALLY, PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THE ONWARDS PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE DISPOSAL IMPACT OF USED NUCLEAR FUEL (UNF) AND OTHER WASTE STREAMS STEMMING FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AR FUEL CYCLES BY DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE AND COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACHES IN REPROCESSING, MATERIAL ACCOUNTANCY, AND WASTE FORMS. ONWARDS METRICS INCLUDE AN ORDER-OF-MAGNITUDE REDUCTION IN AR WASTE VOLUME GENERATION OR REPOSITORY FOOTPRINT COMPARED TO LIGHT-WATER NUCLEAR REACTORS (LWR), BETTER THAN 1% FISSILE-MASS ACCOUNTANCY IN REPROCESSING STREAMS, DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE AR WASTE FORMS FOR A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL DEEP-GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES (DGR) AND DISPOSAL CONCEPTS, AND COSTS IN THE RANGE OF $1/MEGAWATT-HOUR (MWH).
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Greenville,
South Carolina
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have decreased 23% from $4,499,463 to $3,470,729.
GE Vernova Operations was awarded
Resonance Absorption Densitometry Nuclear Material Accountancy (RADMASS)
Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001611
worth $3,470,729
from Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in July 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Greenville South Carolina United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Optimizing Nuclear Waste and Advanced Reactor Disposal Systems (ONWARDS).
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 8/19/25
Period of Performance
7/18/22
Start Date
7/17/25
End Date
Funding Split
$3.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEAR0001611
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEAR0001611
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
897030 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Funding Office
897002 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Awardee UEI
NUSAC9QAV8W8
Awardee CAGE
9FGK7
Performance District
SC-07
Senators
Lindsey Graham
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0337) | Energy supply | Research and development contracts (25.5) | $4,499,463 | 100% |
Modified: 8/19/25