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The U.S. 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 2025 solicitation 2 cycle. Applications are due on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET. SCGSR application assistance workshops will be held on September 11, 2025, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. ET…

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science is expanding its partnership with the University of Missouri (Mizzou) through a new $20 million grant, which combined with a matching $20 million award from the State of Missouri, will establish the Radioisotope Science Center (RSC) at Discovery Ridge in Columbia, Missouri. “The RSC directly leverages decades of combined experience from Mizzou and…

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is now accepting applications for the Spring 2026 term for two undergraduate internship programs: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program. The application deadline is October 1, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.Through SULI and CCI, undergraduate students and recent graduates delve…

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Isotope Program, within the Office of Science, will supply a U.S. based company with accelerator produced actinium-225 (Ac-225) in support of an upcoming U.S. clinical trial for cancer therapy for the first time. This is a significant milestone in the advancement of radiopharmaceutical development and cancer therapy because it opens a potential new pipeline…

In a significant advancement for domestic production of isotopes, the Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) has increased the availability of popular theranostic isotopes such as terbium-155, rhenium-186, and tin-117m, through upgrades to facilities.In March 2025, the University of Washington Medical Cyclotron Facility (UWMCF), a DOE IP University Isotope Network partner site, completed…

The DOE Isotope Program is proud to be an exhibitor at the 2025 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Conference in Chicago, Illinois, from June 15-18, 2025. We invite members of the nuclear science and technology community to stop by our table in the exhibit hall to explore how the DOE Isotope Program is driving innovation in nuclear science. The National Isotope Development Center will be on hand to…

The U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) is developing the capability of producing nickel-56 (Ni-56) as a result from the market demands of the nuclear physics community. The DOE IP is currently seeking domestic researchers to evaluate Ni-56 samples from an upcoming test batch planed for late Summer 2025. If selected, this material will be provided free of charge (except shipping…

After over a pain-staking decade of R&D efforts, the DOE Isotope Program (DOE IP) is enthusiastic to announce that neptunium-236 (Np-236) is available for the first time ever. Np-236 is a long-lived isotope that is in critical need for applications in nuclear forensics, nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation and other environmental and research applications.The DOE IP championed…

The first-ever U.S.-based meeting of the World Astatine Community will take place June 19-20, 2025 at the Sheraton in downtown New Orleans. The event will highlight public and private sector research and commercial programs advancing the therapeutic use of astatine-211 (At-211) to treat cancer in clinical studies and health care facilities throughout the world. Registration for the 2025…

The U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) is developing the capability of producing tellurium-119m (Te-119m) as well as its daughter isotope antimony-119 (Sb-119). The DOE IP is currently seeking domestic researchers to evaluate Sb-119 samples from an upcoming test batch planed for Summer 2025. If selected, this material will be provided free of charge (except shipping fees) in…