Awards/COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (B)

$38,598,022

Department of Defense·Defense Threat Reduction Agency

WORK BEGAN2020-07-01·LATEST ACTION—·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_HDTRA12020002_097

Award description

INTERACTION OF IONIZING RADIATION WITH MATTER

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In plain English

Research on ionizing radiation-matter interactions to support nuclear threat detection and nonproliferation.

Sub-sectors

dtra-nuclear-scienceradiation-physicsacademic-research

Why this matters

Strengthens U.S. nuclear science capabilities for detecting proliferation threats amid strategic competition.

Supply-chain signal

Academic research builds foundation for nuclear detection systems and nonproliferation monitoring technologies.

U.S.–China competition angle

Nuclear science is area of U.S.-China strategic competition; research advances American detection capabilities.

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Period of performance

Start

2020-07-01

End

2028-01-29

Status

activein 578 days

Recipient

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Sources

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