US Nuclear

What US Nuclear does

US Nuclear Corp is a publicly traded holding company (OTCQB: UCLE) founded in 1946 as a spin-off of the Manhattan Project, originally established as Technical Associates by Hugh Glassford, who had helped build the cyclotron accelerator that earned Ernest Lawrence his Nobel Prize. The company designs and manufactures radiation, chemical, and biological detection instrumentation through three operating divisions: Technical Associates (TA), Overhoff Technology Corp (OTC), and Electronic Control Concepts (ECC). Core products include tritium monitors, water contamination monitors (RAWA-GP, NexGen-SSS, NexGen-SEA), drone-mounted radiation detection systems (DroneRad-ST and DroneRad-P), the PFAS-TA Surface Acoustic Wave contamination detector, the Gauntlet Sentry vehicle/personnel security scanner, TBM-IC-MVR rugged ion chambers, handheld survey meters, personal dosimeters, and air monitoring systems. The company claims specialization in hard-to-detect radioactive materials, including tritium (via Overhoff Technology) and radiation in water, and asserts unique capabilities such as being the only known non-military entity mounting comprehensive radiation and chemical sensors on commercial heavy-lift drones.

Name

US Nuclear

Legal name

US Nuclear Corp

Website

https://usnuclearcorp.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

US Nuclear Corp (OTCQB: UCLE) designs and manufactures radiation, chemical, and biological detection instrumentation for nuclear power plants, military, water utilities, hospitals, and first responders. Founded in 1946 as a Manhattan Project spin-off, it has a 60% international revenue mix.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radiation Detection Instrumentation

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Detection Instruments & Systems (Portal monitors, spectrometers, contamination monitors) (EUAKAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nonproliferation Technology & Detection (radiation portal monitors, RPMs, spectroscopy, forensics) (EUAKAJAG), Radiation Measurement, Dosimetry & Monitoring Services (Personal/environmental dosimetry, calibration labs) (EUAKAIAH), Medical Radioisotope Production (Reactor/Cyclotron, Mo-99/Tc-99m, I-131, Lu-177, etc.) (EUAKAIAA)

Keywords

• Radiation detection equipment
• Tritium monitoring instruments
• Nuclear safety instrumentation
• Water contamination monitoring
• Radiation survey meters

Headquarters

HQ city

Canoga Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Radiation Detection Equipment Sales: Sale of radiation detection and monitoring instrumentation including tritium monitors, water monitors, air monitors, drone-mounted sensors, and handheld devices. Primary revenue stream with three operating divisions: Technical Associates (TA), Overhoff Technology (OTC), and Electronic Control Concepts (ECC).
2. Calibration and Maintenance Services: Recurring revenue from instrument recalibration services required by regulations, typically annually or quarterly depending on requirements. Instruments sent back for calibration or provided with instructions for on-site calibration.
3. Medical Isotope Generator Manufacturing: Exclusive manufacturing and sales rights for MIFTEC medical isotope generators in North America and Asia, expected to be a significant growth opportunity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

US Nuclear Corp manufactures and sells radiation detection instrumentation and monitoring systems used in nuclear power plants, government facilities, homeland security, and environmental applications. The company develops fixed and portable radiation monitors, tritium detection equipment, water contamination monitors, drone-mounted radiation sensors, and handheld survey meters. It serves both commercial nuclear operators and government/defense customers.

Product overview

US Nuclear Corp is a publicly traded holding company (Ticker: UCLE) with three operating divisions—Technical Associates (TA), Overhoff Technology (OTC), and Electronic Control Concepts (ECC)—specializing in designing and manufacturing radiation, chemical, and biological detection instrumentation and systems. The company offers a broad portfolio of products including: radiation detection equipment (Gauntlet Sentry, TBM-IC-MVR ion chambers, tritium monitors, handheld survey meters, personal dosimeters, vehicle/personnel/exit monitors, port security equipment); aerial detection systems (DroneRad-ST and DroneRad-P on heavy-lift drones); water monitoring systems (RAWA-GP, NexGen-SSS, NexGen-SEA for drinking water, wastewater, and seawater); air monitoring systems (FM-9-ABNI, radon monitors); and chemical detection (PFAS-TA with Surface Acoustic Wave detector, hazardous chemical detectors with 700+ chemical library). The products serve nuclear power plants, national laboratories, government agencies, homeland security, military, universities, hospitals, first responders, and manufacturing facilities. Strategic partnerships enhance offerings in UAV Air Forensics, Fusion Energy Technology (MIFTI/MIFTEC), medical isotopes, and Brain Machine Interface (Grapheton) technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DroneRad: Radiation detection instruments mounted on commercial grade heavy-lift drones for aerial monitoring
• Gauntlet Sentry
• PFAS-TA
• RAWA-GP
• NexGen-SSS

Products and services

• Gauntlet Sentry (PPVM)

Quantifiable outcome

• Q1 2023 sales increased 47.58% to $647,706 from $339,515 in Q1 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies Inc. (MIFTI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2020US Nuclear Corp owns 10% stake in MIFTI, a nuclear fusion energy company. US Nuclear is the strategic partner, prime contractor, and investor in MIFTI-MIFTEC for manufacturing fusion generators. MIFTI achieved milestone generating 10 billion neutrons per pulse using staged Z-Pinch fusion technology.
• MIFTEC (Subsidiary of MIFTI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2020US Nuclear owns 10% of MIFTEC with exclusive manufacturing and sales rights for medical isotope generators in North America and Asia. MIFTEC is preparing for next test regimen of z-pinch generator for neutron yield production.
• GraphetonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020US Nuclear owns 40% of Grapheton, a neuroscience start-up developing brain-machine interface (BMI) technology similar to Neuralink. Grapheton produces high-density glassy carbon wire electrodes for neural probes. Collaborations with Aptima for wearable sensors and NSF Center for Neurotechnology.
• Cali From AboveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrone flight platform provider for US Nuclear Corp's UAV Air Forensics Systems. Provides commercial-grade, heavy-lift, all-weather drones for mounting radiation detection equipment.
• FlyCam UAVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance with FlyCam UAV for drone-based radiation detection systems. FlyCam builds their own drones and provides platforms with exceptional payload weight capability (up to 19 pounds) for carrying US Nuclear detection equipment.
• Solar System Resources CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigned historic transatlantic agreement for supply of helium-3 isotope from moon deposits for fusion energy. Helium-3 is estimated to meet global annual energy needs without producing greenhouse gases or pollution.
• AptimaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrapheton collaboration with Aptima, a company specializing in performance assessment technologies for teams and organizations. Integration of biocompatible electrode material with performance assessment technology.
• National Science Foundation Center for NeurotechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrapheton partnering with NSF Center for Neurotechnology to collaborate with top researchers and surgeons worldwide on neural sensing and stimulation probes for health restoration.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CANBERRA Industries (Mirion): CANBERRA is Mirion's nuclear measurements brand offering radiation detection, spectroscopy, and HPGe detectors for nuclear power and research laboratories. It is a broad incumbent competing with US Nuclear in nuclear power and national lab segments.
• Mirion Technologies: Mirion is the largest pure-play radiation detection and measurement company globally, offering radiation monitoring, dosimetry, and imaging systems. It is a broad incumbent that competes with US Nuclear across nuclear power, defense, and homeland security markets, though at significantly larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher's Analytical Instruments segment includes radiation detection and measurement products serving nuclear, environmental, and homeland security markets. As a broad incumbent with massive R&D and global reach, it competes with US Nuclear in larger tenders where scale and integration matter.
• Teledyne FLIR: FLIR (now part of Teledyne) supplies radiation detection systems including identiFINDER handheld radionuclide identifiers used in homeland security, defense, and first responder applications, directly overlapping with US Nuclear's Gauntlet Sentry and handheld detection products.
• Smiths Detection: Smiths Detection provides security screening systems for ports, borders, and aviation including radiation detection components, overlapping with US Nuclear's Gauntlet Sentry and port security offerings for border crossings and government buildings.

Direct peers

• Polimaster: Polimaster manufactures personal radiation detectors, dosimeters, and radiation portal monitors used by homeland security, defense, and emergency response customers globally. It is a direct peer to US Nuclear's handheld and portal monitoring product lines in CBRN and border security markets.
• Ludlum Measurements: Ludlum is a closely held US manufacturer of radiation detection and measurement instruments including handheld survey meters, portal monitors, and dosimetry — overlapping directly with US Nuclear's Technical Associates and Overhoff divisions in serving nuclear facilities, government agencies, and homeland security.
• Bertin Instruments: Bertin Instruments (part of CNIM Group) manufactures radiation, chemical, and biological detection equipment including portable monitors, area monitors, and environmental surveillance systems — closely comparable to US Nuclear's TA and OTC product portfolios for nuclear and CBRN markets.
• Radiation Detection Company (RDC): RDC designs and manufactures tritium-in-air monitors, noble gas monitors, and stack monitors for nuclear power plants and research facilities, directly competing with US Nuclear's Overhoff Technology division in tritium detection — historically a key niche for both companies.

Regional players

• Rotem Industries: Rotem is an Israeli-based radiation detection and nuclear instrumentation manufacturer serving nuclear power, homeland security, and CBRN markets. Comparable to US Nuclear in product portfolio but primarily serves Israel, Europe, and Asia-Pacific rather than direct US defense markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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