Learn more about Isotopes
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January 18, 2022EM’s WIPP laboratories were recently notified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that their latest round of sample testing data meets stringent criteria established to operate under the DOE Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP).Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesJanuary 6, 2022The National Nuclear Security Administration and DOE's Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) have signed the first contracts as part of the Department’s Uranium Lease and Take-back Program with SHINE Technologies LLC.National Nuclear Security Administration
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Press ReleasesDecember 20, 2021U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra jointly certified that there is now enough worldwide supply of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) .Energy.gov
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December 13, 2021NextGen power sources may satisfy the need for long-term, compact power for use in remote or extreme environments.Isotope R&D and Production (DOE IP)
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December 8, 2021The energy of a key resonance in sodium destruction is found, affecting our understanding of globular cluster evolution.Nuclear Physics
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Media AdvisoryDecember 6, 2021Award reimagines a pathway for workforce development in isotope science.Office of Science
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December 3, 2021NNSA issued a cooperative agreement worth $13 million to Niowave, a Michigan company, to support the commercial production of molybdenum-99.National Nuclear Security Administration
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October 26, 2021The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor Isotek successfully completed processing and disposing the low-dose inventory of uranium (U)-233 stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) this month.Office of Environmental Management
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October 18, 2021NNSA issued a cooperative agreement worth $35 million to SHINE Technologies to support the commercial production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), a critical isotope used in more than 40,000 medical procedures in the United States each day.National Nuclear Security Administration
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October 15, 2021Scientists measure radioactive molecules at the extremes of physics.Nuclear Physics