Miamisburg, Ohio

Generated by EG&G Mound Applied Technologies
FY 1994 Operating Budget $165,000,000
FY 1994 Staff 1,650

Unique among DOE's production agencies, the Mound Facility conducts research and development as well as engages in manufacturing. Research and development activities focus on supporting its production operations. These activities include analysis and characterization of various nuclear materials; separation, purification, and distribution of stable isotopes; and assembly and testing of radioisotopic thermoelectric generators. Production activities concentrate on the manufacture of detonators and other small explosive components for weapons. The Mound mission also encompasses waste management, health and environmental research, and safeguards and security.

The Mound site comprises more than 640 acres, containing special facilities for generic process development; product engineering, manufacturing, and testing; and surveillance of detonators, explosive timers, transducers, firing sets, explosive pellets, and special components and equipment. Mound also possessesenvironmental sampling capabilities to monitor air, water, soil, and vegetation.

Over the years, Mound has developed a diverse technology base and many specialized support capabilities, as exemplified by the following:

• Extensive capabilities for working with various materials and related technologies: ceramics, cermets, and glass ceramics; metal hydrides; plastics and adhesives; explosives and thermite; radioactive materials, tritium, and radioisotopes; metallurgical and metallographic equipment; technology for thin-film metallic and composite coatings; containment technology; and technology for material compatibility analyses.
• Automated production lines in which manufacturing operations are controlled through computer-assisted design and measurement and through computer-integrated manufacturing; laser-based manufacturing and analytical systems for on- and off-line quality assurance and control; and excimer laser micromachining capabilities.
• Expertise in the integrated development and production of firing sets, detonators, pyrotechnic components, and safing/arming devices.
• Experience in developing and applying techniques and instruments for use in data acquisition, diagnostics, metrology, nondestructive testing, and materials assay.

Mound has been a major producer and distributor of stable isotopes for medical, industrial, and academic research. In addition, it has formed networks with other organizations in the Dayton area to further regional economic development and commercialization of technology.

Technology Transfer Contacts

Area Manager
U.S. Department of Energy
Dayton Area Office
P.O. Box 66
Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
Phone: (513) 865-3271
Fax: (513) 865-4489



D. Canon Bradley
EG&G Mound Applied Technologies
Technology Exchange & Commercialization
P.O. Box 3000
Miamisburg, Ohio 45343
Phone: (513) 865-5155
Fax: (513) 865-4261