Nuclear Solutions is developing technologies related to defense and nuclear remediation. Its projects include a passive system for detecting shielded nuclear weapons and technology for the remediation of tritiated water produced by nuclear power plants. The company is also developing nuclear micro-power sources for low-power microelectronics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), nanotechnology devices, and synthetic ethanol production. In 2007 Inter-Americas, Inc. made an unsolicited offer to acquire Nuclear Solutions for $110 million in cash -- a bid the company's board of directors initally favored recommending to shareholders -- but the companies called off the deal in mid-2008