(FOA)-Research,
Development and Training in Isotope Production (DE-FOA-0002301); June 15,
2020
Agency
US
Department of Energy (DOE) – Office of Science (SC)
Description
DOE
is interested in receiving applications for Research and Development (R&D)
on novel methods to produce or improve production radioactive or enriched
stable isotopes needed for a wide variety of research and applications. This
announcement is administered under the Nuclear Physics (NP) Isotope Development
& Production for Research and Applications (IDPRA) Sub-Program. The proposed
R&D should generate data relevant to isotope production or lead to new and
innovative technologies, or improvements to existing technologies to foster
enhanced production of isotopes. Successful proposals will clearly describe how
the outcome of the proposed work would support and enhance the production of
isotopes used for research and applications in medicine, homeland security, the
physical sciences, biological and geological sciences, energy, industry, etc.
Applications incorporating effective ways to train personnel with essential
knowledge and skills related to the production, processing, purification, and
distribution of enriched stable and radioactive isotopes are strongly
encouraged.
All
aspects of research into the science of isotope production are of interest in
this FOA including, but in particular:
•
Novel
or improved capabilities for inducing transmutation of atoms in targets to
create radioisotopes;
•
Optimum
selection of the materials and effective design of targets for the production
of radioisotopes;
•
Innovative
approaches to model and predict the behavior of targets undergoing irradiation
in order to optimize yield and minimize target failures during routine isotope
production;
•
Chemical
and physical processes to recover and purify radioisotopes from activated
targets, legacy materials, or facility components;
•
Automation
of production and processing techniques or facilities to enhance the efficiency
and safety of radioisotope production (including uses of Artificial
Intelligence or Machine Learning); and
•
Mass-separation
for enriched stable isotopes and high specific activity radioactive
isotopes.
Announcement
Number:
DE-FOA-0002301
Closing
Date:
June
15, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325726
Contact
Information
Ethan
R. Balkin
301-903-1861