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Isotope Product Catalog

With 225+ isotopes available for purchase, the U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program is the world leader in quality, purity, and availability of the most sought after and rare isotopes.

NIDC Product Catalog

March 2021 Isotope Availability

The DOE Isotope Program is pleased to announce the availability of some of our newest isotopes for purchase.

Isotope Availability March 2021

Americium-241: Domestic U.S. Supply Available

The DOE IP is pleased to announce the re-established routine recovery of Am-241 in the United States.

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Americium-241 Available Now

DOE IP Response to COVID-19

An update on what the DOE IP is currently doing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

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DOE IP & NIDC Response to COVID-19

Translating Research to Applications

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the production of isotopes across the Department's facilities that are critical to everyday applications, particularly in the medical arena.

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Medical Isotopes

With more than 35 medically relevant isotopes available and others under investigation, the NIDC is committed to supplying the world with the highest quality isotopes for medical use.

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Technical Resources

Need a custom service for your order? We offer a wide variety of special services to complement our radioactive and stable isotope offerings.

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Our mission is to support the U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program as the global leader in the production and distribution of radioactive and enriched stable isotopes that are deemed critical or are in short supply.

NIDC News

Americium-241 Available Now

Americium-241: Domestic U.S. Supply Available

Domestic Production of Americium-241 Restarted

Isotope Availability March 2021

Isotope Availability March 2021

The DOE Isotope Program is pleased to announce the availability of some of our most requested isotopes for purchase.

Bivans and Gillens Join the DOE Isotope Program

DOE IP Welcomes New Faces: Bivans and Gillens

The DOE IP is pleased to announce two new federal staff members have joined our team.

DOE Isotope Program Highlights

Increasing the Arsenal of Radioisotopes in the Fight Against Cancer

Increasing the Arsenal of Radioisotopes in the Fight Against Cancer

April 1, 2021

A new supply of a critical radioisotope advances personalized medicine.

Uranium to Treat Cancer

Harnessing the Power of Uranium to Treat Disease

March 5, 2021

New system makes it easier to produce isotopes for radiopharmaceutical therapy.

Scientists, like Korey Carter, left, and Katherine Shield, had to overcome what one of their collagues called “a long series of unfortunate events” to work out einsteinium’s chemical properties.Credit...Marilyn Sargent/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California

Einsteinium is Mysterious. Scientists Have Unlocked Some of It's Secrets.

February 9, 2021

Number 99 does not occur naturally and is difficult to make and store, challenging researchers who want to study it.

Never Quit - The DOE National Laboratories Fight Against Cancer

Never Quit - The DOE National Laboratories Fight Against Cancer

February 4, 2021

World Cancer Day is 2/4, a time to reckon with the disease that currently impacts more than a 1M Americans per year.