Oct. 24, 2022 – Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory broke ground today on a new facility to secure the nation’s domestic supply chain for radioisotopes.
“Isotopes are so essential to helping diagnose and treat diseases like cancer and for identifying nuclear threats,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “With support from the President’s Inflation Reduction Act, the world-class Stable Isotope Production and Research Center will help establish a reliable domestic supply of isotopes critical to the health and safety of Americans in every corner of the nation.”
Read the full annoucement at energy.gov.
