NIDC News
Our NIDC News reports the latest developments in U.S. Department of Energy’s isotope production efforts, university partnerships, facility improvements, staff news, and other notable center activities as they occur. Stay Connected
July 11, 2024
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) is filling a position for the Isotope R&D and Production Office. The position will function as a program manager for Accelerator Isotope Facilities. The position is located in Germantown, Maryland and is open to all U.S. Citizens.Duties include:Manage and coordinate the operations of isotope production accelerator facilities at…
July 3, 2024
Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, FSNMMI, Chair of the Isotope Research and Production Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), has been appointed as the president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). This announcement came during SNMMI's 2024 Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, where a new slate of officers was introduced.In her role as president, Cutler aims to…
June 19, 2024
Since 2014, the Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) has sponsored research efforts to provide accelerator-produced actinium-225 (Ac-225) for radiotherapy. While the DOE IP has been ramping up production, available hot cell space to process Ac-225 has been a limiting factor.As part of an $8.5 million refurbishment project, an obsolete hot cell facility and labs were retrofitted to create…
June 6, 2024
Will you be attending the 2024 SNMMI Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, later this week? If so, the U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) and the National Isotope Development Center (NIDC) team look forward to connecting with you.In addition to our DOE IP booth in the exhibit hall (#625), we’ll be participating in a number of technical sessions throughout the conference. This…
May 28, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) recently concluded its 2024 Strategic Planning Meeting earlier this month, in Rockville, Maryland. The event, held in a hybrid format with substantial in-person participation, spotlighted the recent technical achievements and ongoing initiatives within the DOE IP community, all aimed at serving the isotope end users.The Strategic Planning…
May 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) recently concluded its 2024 Strategic Planning Meeting earlier this month, in Rockville, Maryland. The event, held in a hybrid format with substantial in-person participation, spotlighted the recent technical achievements and ongoing initiatives within the DOE IP community, all aimed at serving the isotope end users.The Strategic Planning…
May 20, 2024
Selections Span Research Areas of Advanced Isotope Enrichment, Novel Accelerator Design and Targetry, and Radiochemistry and SeparationsToday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $6 million in funding for 12 awards across eight efforts to advance research in isotope enrichment, targetry, and separations. This funding is part of a key federal program that produces critical…
May 14, 2024
Join the Department of Energy Isotope Program on May 30, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern) for the Virtual Roundtable on Best Practices and Safe Handling of Ra-226.As interest in targeted alpha therapy grows, so has the demand for Ra-226 feedstock to produce these important alpha-emitters such as Ac-225, Ac-227/Th-227/Ra-223, Th-228/Ra-224/Pb-212, and Th-229. The…
May 1, 2024
As the global supply of strontium-89 (Sr-89) is decreasing, the U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) is stepping up to help fill market demand. Historically, Sr-89 has been used to alleviate pain for patients suffering metastatic bone cancer. The radioisotope’s natural tendency to localize and accumulate in the bone where it can release cancer-fighting beta emissions led to its FDA-…
April 25, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) is ending the active stand-by capability for strontium-82 (Sr-82). The commercialization of the Sr-82 supply chain is a success story for both industry and the DOE IP as an example of nurturing new isotopes within the community until the market becomes economically viable for industry.In the early 2000s, the DOE IP introduced a consistent…
