Niowave, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N191-041
Niowave, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $139,992. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $139,992
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- N191-041
- Solicitation
- 19.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MI
- Period
- 2019-06-03 → 2019-12-09
Description
The primary goal will be to prioritize a list of radioisotopes based on availability, usability, demand, strategic interests, and production methods. In addition, we will begin to design and test new nuclear battery systems (radioisotopes coupled to a semi-conductor matrix). Results from durability or efficiency tests of nuclear battery prototypes using radiation from accelerated beams can be compared to simulations to inform future designs. We will explore different radioisotope production methods and the possibility of activating a stable nuclide within a nuclear battery system, creating the radioisotope after assembly. Additionally, we will develop and commission a state-of-the-art isomer-depletion experimental setup, incorporating bremsstrahlung x rays from our superconducting linacs, along with a decay monitoring station to study different isotopes and their potential to be used to store and utilize the energy in isomers.