NIDC News

The DOE Office of Science is excited to announce it is accepting proposals for the 2023 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program to support the research of outstanding scientists early in their careers. The program will support over 80 early career researchers at U.S. academic institutions and DOE National Laboratories. To be eligible for the program, a researcher must…

The DOE Isotope Program is excited to announce the addition of  the University of Wisconsin Cyclotron Research Group to the University Isotope Network. Supported by DOE IP funding, the UW Cyclotron Research Group have developed four new production lines of isotopes at their facility, now available through the NIDC product catalog. Manganese-52g, Bromine-76, Bromine-77, and Yttrium-86…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, today held a groundbreaking for the U.S. Stable Isotope Production and Research Facility (SIPRC), which will expand the nation’s capability to enrich stable isotopes for medical, industrial, and research applications. DOE also announced $75 million to support SIPRC with funding provided through President…

The DOE IP invites you to join us for virtual "one-on-one" stakeholder meetings on Nov. 1, Nov. 17 and Nov. 21, 2022.  These meetings offer an excellent opportunity for companies and institutions to discuss isotope supply and demand issues firsthand with the federal DOE IP Director and Program Managers and the NIDC staff from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We are looking forward…

Targeted radiation therapy may provide an alternative in treating some blood-borne cancers The University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center produce and deliver unique cancer therapy for clinical trials. While no two cancers are the same and every patient reacts differently to treatment, scientists in the Departments of Radiation…

Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, FSNMMI, Director of the Medical Isotope Research and Production Program (MIRP) at Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been named as Vice President-elect for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).The MIRP is a key production site in the DOE Isotope Program and Dr. Cutler is a world leader in the development and production of isotopes. Dr. Cutler…

With current world events in play, the U.S. Department of Energy Isotope Program has been carefully monitoring global radio- and stable isotope supply chains and have put mitigation plans in place. If you are having trouble obtaining isotopes, including Ac-225, Am-241, Ba-133, C-14, Cd-109, Ce-139, Cf-252, Co-57, Cs-131, Cs-137, Fe-55, Fe-59, Ge-68, Gd-153, He-3, Ir-192, Kr-85, Mn-54, Ni-63, P-…

These meetings offer an excellent opportunity for companies and institutions to discuss isotope supply and demand firsthand with the federal DOE IP director, federal DOE program managers, and the NIDC staff. We are looking forward to insightful discussions with the aim to better serve the isotope community through a clearer understanding of stakeholder needs and concerns. If you are…

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1 million in funding for three awards to advance research and development (R&D) to translate newly developed radioisotopes into evaluation for potential use in preclinical and clinical trials. This funding is part of a key federal program that produces critical isotopes otherwise unavailable or in short supply…

The SCGSR program supports awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory or host site in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist — with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission. The research opportunity is expected…