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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
February 17, 2016
Dear Colleagues,
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2016 Solicitation 1. Applications are due 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
Starting from 2015 Solicitation 2, the SCGSR program is open to graduate students with Permanent Resident status, in…
January 4, 2016
Dear All,
It is my great pleasure to introduce Dr. Joseph Glaser, who joined the Office of Nuclear Physics staff as a member of the DOE Isotope Program team on December 14, 2015. Dr. Glaser is the new Program Manager for Isotope Initiatives and his portfolio includes isotope program activities at Y-12 and Savannah River Plant, supply and demand of specific isotopes such as heavy water, He-3, Li-…
December 11, 2015
The DOE Isotope Program is developing production of strontium-89 (Sr-89) and will engage in routine production if there is sufficient demand. The National Isotope Development Center is planning to have millicurie quantities of non-GMP strontium-89 (Sr-89) solution available for evaluation by potential users. The distribution of samples is planned for mid-January, 2016. Please reply to…
August 25, 2015
The Department of Energy’s Isotope Program has set aside two days (Wednesday, October 28, and Thursday, October 29, 2015) for “one on one” meetings with stakeholders and interested commercial customers to discuss isotope supply and demand issues. The meetings will be held at the DOE Germantown, Maryland offices, or at a nearby location. The meetings provide an opportunity for the isotope…
August 3, 2015
In 2014, the DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) was charged with conducting a new study of the opportunities and priorities for isotope research and production as part of an effort to develop a new long-range strategic plan for the DOE Isotope Program. In response, NSAC formed the NSAC Isotope (NSACI) sub-committee, chaired by Dr. Lawrence Cardman of the Thomas Jefferson National…
July 24, 2015
The NIDC is soliciting interest for independent evaluation studies of Ac-225 produced at our accelerator facilities at Brookhaven and Los Alamos National Laboratories. This evaluation, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Isotope Program in the Office of Nuclear Physics, is part of the ongoing analysis of product performance and acceptance criteria. The key feature and focus of the…
July 20, 2015
Financial Assistance: Funds have become available from the DOE Office of Science Isotope Program to help offset costs for students/trainees to attend selected radiochemistry-related symposia at Pacifichem 2015. Those symposia are: #363, Isotope production-Providing Important Materials for Research and Applications; #215, Chemistry of Molecular Imaging, and #11, Chemistry for Development of…
June 25, 2015
A recently produced video describing the U.S. Department of Energy's Isotope Program and its importance to the nation is now available for viewing.
This video has been uploaded to the Isotopes.gov homepage; or you can go directly to YouTube to view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44mbZDKGb80. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Mitch Ferren.
May 26, 2015
The DOE Isotope Program is pleased to announce the release of new website tools for NIDC Preferred Customers within the Online Catalog of Isotope Products at https://www.isotopes.gov/. To apply for NIDC Preferred Customer status, you must be a researcher or administrator from a U.S. research institution or university and complete the online application at https://www.isotopes.gov/catalog. Once…
May 8, 2015
The DOE Isotope Program is pleased to announce the upcoming release of new website tools for NIDC Preferred Customers within the Online Catalog of Isotope Products at https://www.isotopes.gov/. To apply for NIDC Preferred Customer status, you must be a researcher or administrator from a U.S. research institution or university. The new website capabilities will allow NIDC Preferred Customers to…
