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
June 19, 2025
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…
June 12, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
May 27, 2025
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…
May 21, 2025
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…
May 14, 2025
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…
May 6, 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…
April 25, 2025
The Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) invites you to join us for virtual "one-on-one" stakeholder meetings on June 3, and June 5, 2025. Plus, for those planning to attend the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, we are planning one day of in-person stakeholder meetings on June 23, 2025 (in-person, federal presence…
April 23, 2025
The DOE Isotope Program recently hosted a first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) workshop, bringing together 80 leading researchers from across the country at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This event fostered collaboration on how AI/ML can optimize production methods, reduce costs, and accelerate the processing of critical short-lived isotopes—all while…
March 31, 2025
In a groundbreaking achievement, the first shipment of a compound labeled with astatine-211(At-211) has been successfully delivered in the United States. This milestone represents a significant step beyond the shipment of "bare" isotope.The Department of Energy Isotope Program (DOE IP) enabled the first demonstration of long-distance transportation of “wet chemistry” isolated At-211 attached…
