Radiation Test Solutions

What Radiation Test Solutions does

Radiation Test Solutions, Inc. (RTS) is a privately held U.S. corporation headquartered at 5030 Centennial Blvd., Colorado Springs, providing radiation effects testing and aerospace electronics analysis services to satellite manufacturers, spacecraft integrators, defense primes, government agencies, and semiconductor suppliers. Founded by Michael Tostanoski to fill a perceived need for an agile radiation test and analysis organization, RTS operates from a 35,000 sq/ft laboratory that has been in continuous use for 30 years. The company is a subsidiary of Applied Technical Services, LLC (joined the ATS Family of Companies in 2021) and has acquired both Cobham RAD Inc. (2021) and Radtest Ltd. (2019, the creator of the SEREEL2 laser SEE system). Current leadership includes President Malcolm Thomson and a 25+ person engineering team.

RTS generates revenue through two primary streams: (i) turnkey radiation effects testing programs covering Single Event Effects (SEE), Total Ionizing Dose (TID), displacement damage, prompt dose, and Radiation Lot Acceptance Testing under MIL-STD 750/883, executed on RTS-owned equipment with engineering-led program management; and (ii) facility and source rental that allows customers to operate radiation sources (HDR/LDR Co-60 gamma, neutron, electron beam, flash X-ray, laser SEE) on-site with RTS technician support. Pricing is quote-based, with typical lead times of 2-4 weeks and rush services available. Distribution is exclusively direct — consultation requests and quotes — with no self-service or channel partners.

The technical core is an in-house equipment fleet comprising two Cobalt-60 high-dose-rate and low-dose-rate gamma irradiators, two Ion Physics FX-25 flash X-ray units (a third being added in 2025), a Pulserad 112A flash X-ray, a 14 MeV neutron generator, a 1 MeV Pelletron electron-beam source, a Radiflo Mark V hermetic leak tester, and the SEREEL2 laser SEE platform. RTS holds ANAB accreditation, ISO-9001, AS9100D-via-suppliers, MIL-PRF-31032 referenced standards, and DLA suitability status across MIL-STD 750/883 test methods, enabling it to serve defense and aerospace customers requiring qualified test data.

Name

Radiation Test Solutions

Legal name

Radiation Test Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://radiationtestsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Radiation Test Solutions is a Colorado Springs-based radiation effects testing lab serving aerospace, defense, government, and semiconductor customers with turnkey SEE/TID testing, radiation source rental, and electronics analysis under MIL-STD standards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radiation Effects Testing Services for Aerospace Electronics

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Measurement, Dosimetry & Monitoring Services (Personal/environmental dosimetry, calibration labs) (EUAKAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Radiography & NDT Services (Gamma radiography, source handling, field inspection) (EUAKAIAF), Radiation Detection Instruments & Systems (Portal monitors, spectrometers, contamination monitors) (EUAKAIAK)

Keywords

• Radiation effects testing
• Spacecraft electronics testing
• Aerospace radiation hardening
• Single event effects analysis
• MIL-STD testing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Turnkey Radiation Testing Services: Full-service radiation effects testing where RTS engineers manage the complete process including test design, fixture development, execution, and data analysis reporting. Customers receive comprehensive test results and documentation for compliance purposes.
2. Facility and Source Rental: Customers rent access to RTS radiation sources (HDR/LDR gamma, neutron, electron beam, prompt dose/X-ray, laser SEE) with full technician support to operate equipment. Allows customers to perform their own tests while using RTS facilities and equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Radiation Test Solutions is a specialized radiation effects testing laboratory that delivers turnkey testing services — covering Single Event Effects (SEE), Total Ionizing Dose (TID), displacement damage, prompt dose, and Radiation Lot Acceptance Testing — for aerospace, defense, and semiconductor clients, executed to MIL-STD 750/883 standards. The company supplements these services with aerospace circuit/component analysis, radiation-hardened electronics design consulting, and daily rental of its in-house radiation sources (gamma irradiators, flash X-ray, neutron generator, electron beam, SEREEL2 laser SEE system) supported by full-time radiation technicians.

Product overview

Radiation Test Solutions is a comprehensive radiation effects testing and spacecraft analysis laboratory offering a portfolio of specialized testing equipment and engineering services. The core offerings include radiation effects testing services (SEE, TID, displacement damage), supported by an in-house equipment fleet consisting of gamma irradiators (high/low dose Cobalt-60), flash X-ray systems (Ion Physics FX-25 and Pulserad 112A), a 14 MeV neutron generator, a 1 MeV Pelletron electron-beam source, and the SEREEL2 laser SEE testing system acquired from Radtest Ltd. Additional services include aerospace circuit and component analysis, electronics design consulting, and hermetic leak testing using the Radiflo Mark V system. Equipment and facility rental options allow customers to access these radiation sources for their own testing programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Radiation Effects Testing Comprehensive radiation effects testing services for aerospace applications including Single Event Effects (SEE), Total Ionizing Dose (TID), displacement damage, and prompt dose testing per MIL-STD 750 and 883.
• Aerospace Circuit and Component Analysis Expert analysis of electrical subsystems, EEE components, and printed circuit boards for satellites and aerospace applications, including failure analysis, radiation tolerance assessment, and satellite system radiation analysis.
• Aerospace Electronics Design Consulting Design consulting services for radiation-hardened electronics, PCB layout for space applications, and collaboration with aerospace companies on electronic prototype development.
• Ion Physics FX-25 Flash X-Ray Facility Flash X-ray source for prompt dose rate Transient Radiation Effects in Electronics (TREE) testing with 3.6 MeV endpoint energy, used for MIL-STD 883/750 upset, burnout, and latch-up testing.
• Pulserad 112A Flash X-Ray Facility Flash X-ray irradiator for prompt dose rate TREE testing with 1.8 MeV endpoint energy, accommodating specimens up to 50 cm x 50 cm in an EM shielded cabinet.
• Cobalt-60 High Dose Rate Gamma Irradiator High dose rate gamma irradiator for TID testing of materials, components, and systems per MIL-STD 750 and 883 TM 1019, with dose rates up to 300 rads(Si)/second.
• Low Dose Panoramic Gamma Irradiators (2 Cells) Cobalt-60 panoramic gamma irradiators for low dose rate TID testing compliant with TM 1019 in MIL-STD 750 and MIL-STD 883, with configurable dose rates.
• 14 MeV Neutron Generator Facility Thermo Fischer D711 neutron accelerator producing 14 MeV neutrons for displacement damage testing, SEU testing, and neutron SEE testing per MIL-STD 750 and MIL-STD 883 TM 1017.
• 1 MeV Pelletron Electron-Beam Source Electrostatic generator providing continuous wave electron beam up to 1.0 MeV for testing materials and electronics vulnerable to electrical charging on satellite exteriors.
• Radiflo Mark V Leak Test System Krypton-85 radioisotope leak test system for fine and gross leak rate testing of hermetically sealed ceramic and metal IC packages for space flight applications per MIL-STD 750 TM 1071 and MIL-STD 883 TM 1014.
• SEREEL2 Laser SEE Testing System Laser-based single event effects testing system using pulsed laser to simulate heavy ion impacts for semiconductor sensitivity analysis, available in single-photon (SPA) and two-photon (TPA) versions. Acquired from Radtest Ltd. and installed at the Colorado Springs facility.
• Facility Rental Rental of RTS radiation sources including HDR/LDR gamma, X-ray/prompt, neutron, electron beam, and laser SEE equipment for customer-led testing and experimentation, with full-time radiation technician support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of successful space missions supported
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Applied Technical Services, LLC (ATS)coreOthers · 1 January 2021RTS joined the ATS Family of Companies in 2021. ATS is a premier provider of consulting engineering, testing, and inspection services founded in 1967. The relationship provides RTS access to a broader network of capabilities and corporate resources.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Technical Systems (NTS): NTS is a commercial testing laboratory network providing environmental, electromagnetic, and reliability testing for aerospace and defense customers. It competes with RTS for outsourced testing dollars on aerospace qualification programs and shares a similar professional-services business model with project-based quote pricing.
• Element Materials Technology: Element is a global testing, inspection, and certification company with significant aerospace testing capabilities, including environmental and materials qualification. It competes with RTS for outsourced aerospace test work and serves many of the same primes and government agencies.
• Frontgrade Technologies: Spun out of CAES (Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions), Frontgrade supplies radiation-hardened electronics and offers complementary radiation effects test services for space and defense. Like RTS, it serves satellite and spacecraft manufacturers with rad-hard components and MIL-STD qualification, making it the closest direct peer after RTS acquired Cobham RAD.

Broad incumbents

• Applied Technical Services (ATS): ATS is RTS's corporate parent and a 1967-founded consulting engineering, testing, and inspection firm. It is comparable as a broader incumbent in testing and inspection services with an aerospace practice that overlaps RTS's customer base and capabilities.
• Microchip Technology: Microchip is a major supplier of radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant semiconductors used in space systems. While primarily a component vendor rather than a testing lab, its customers overlap significantly with RTS's aerospace segment and it operates internal radiation qualification labs.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell designs and manufactures radiation-hardened electronics and integrated aerospace systems and operates internal radiation qualification capabilities. It competes for rad-hard budgets and, in some cases, insources testing that RTS would otherwise perform.
• BAE Systems: BAE Systems is a major defense prime that designs and qualifies radiation-hardened electronics for space and military applications. Its internal test capabilities and prime-contractor relationships overlap with RTS's customer set.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) company serving aerospace, defense, and electronics customers. While not specialized in radiation effects, it competes for adjacent qualification testing budgets at many of the same primes and could expand into rad-hard testing.
• Applus+: Applus+ is a global testing, inspection, and certification group with aerospace laboratory capabilities. It is comparable as a broad TIC incumbent that can compete for outsourced aerospace testing on larger integrated programs.

Emerging players

• MDA Space: MDA Space (formerly Maxar/MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates) builds satellite systems and robotics for space and defense customers with internal radiation testing capabilities. Comparable as a satellite-system prime that sources some external radiation testing from labs like RTS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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