New Technology Assessment & Development
SC&A’s scientists and engineers evaluate existing and
emerging technologies and develop new technologies to meet
federal and commercial client needs. Our services include:
- Assessing and recommending new and emerging
technologies to meet current and anticipated
federal and commercial client needs
- Identifying state-of-the art technology and
prospects for promising future developments
through frequent personal contact with engineers
and researchers and Internet and literature
searches
- Transferring innovative and potentially useful
technologies from the laboratory to project applications
- Developing new technologies in areas such as the
detection of chemical, explosive,
and radiological threats
Sample Projects
- For the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),
SC&A provided Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance
(SETA) support, including evaluating new technologies submitted to
DARPA for consideration, in matters relating to ionizing radiation,
radioactive and nuclear material, radiological contamination, and
the identification and decontamination of contaminated surfaces.
- For the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Radiation
and Indoor Air (EPA ORIA), SC&A initiated the VORCE
(Volume Reduction/Chemical Extraction) program to evaluate the
feasibility of physical and chemical techniques for removing
radioactive contaminants from soils and to develop field treatability
methods and systems that implement successful laboratory techniques.
- For EPA ORIA, SC&A investigated and reported on the amount and
type of radioactive waste that would be generated by the detonation of
a radiological dispersal device (“dirty bomb”) under a variety of
environmental and geographical conditions.
- (See more projects under Chemical, Explosive,
& Radiological Threat Detection.)
