Learn more about Isotopes
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March 26, 2019Plutonium-244 is a highly valuable nuclear material used in applications such as nuclear forensics and medical research.Office of Environmental Management
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February 21, 2019New method produces high-purity zirconium-89, a diagnostic radionuclide used to image cancerous tumors.Nuclear Physics
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February 21, 2019Yes. Such condensates, analogous to those in carbon-12, in heavier nuclei could change how we describe certain elements.Nuclear Physics
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Press ReleasesFebruary 20, 2019Mo-99 is such a critical tool in healthcare. Doctors count on it every day - Secretary Rick PerryEnergy.gov
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January 15, 2019EM and its cleanup contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory Site are on a AMWTP mission to segregate debris waste for permanent disposal at WIPP.Office of Environmental Management
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January 8, 2019Oak Ridge National Laboratory automates part of the process of producing plutonium-238, which is used by NASA to fuel deep space missions.Office of Nuclear Energy
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December 27, 2018NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is expected to reach Ultima Thule by New Year's Day.Office of Nuclear Energy
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December 6, 2018To better understand how damage from high-energy X-rays affects imaging, researchers shot the most powerful X-ray laser in the world at a series ofOffice of Science
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November 20, 2018EM and cleanup contractor Fluor Idaho recently completed the third and final shipment of lightly irradiated fuel elements.Office of Environmental Management
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November 20, 2018Final shipment from the Idaho National Laboratory Site helps supply fuel elements needed to power research reactors.Office of Nuclear Energy