Newsletters
October 2012: He-3 Auction
Notice #14 October 05, 2012
Dear Colleagues,
The DOE Isotope Program is pleased to announce
an upcoming auction for 4,000 liters of He-3 gas.
Please click here for more details.
Please direct any questions regarding this notice to:
Dr. Jehanne Gillo
Director
Facilities and Project Management Division
Office of Nuclear Physics
U.S. Department of Energy
SC-26.2, Germantown Building
1000 Independence Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20585-1290
Email: Jehanne.Gillo@science.doe.gov
Note: after October 9, 2012, more information will also be available on our
He-3 auction page.
August 2012: New Funding Opportunity Announcement
Notice #12 August 08, 2012
The DOE Office of Science has posted a new Funding Opportunity Announcement in which you may
be interested. It is announcement DE-FOA-0000743 - Research, Development and Training in Isotope Production.Â
This competitive opportunity announcement is supported by the Isotope Development
and Production for Research and Applications (IDPRA) subprogram in the Office of
Nuclear Physics. More information may be found
from this PDF file,
or by going to the
Office of Science
Web Site (http://science.energy.gov/), clicking on the tab ''Funding Opportunities''
near the top center of the page, then selecting ''Current Funding Opportunities.''
Please feel free to distribute this email to interested parties.
A companion announcement has also been made to the National Laboratories,
LAB_12-743.
Dr. Jehanne Gillo
Director
Facilities and Project Management Division
Office of Nuclear Physics
U.S. Department of Energy
SC-26.2, Germantown Building
1000 Independence Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20585-1290
email: Jehanne.Gillo@science.doe.gov
phone: (301)-903-1455
fax: (301)-903-3833
Summer 2012:
Newsletter #2 June 2012
This issue contains news on the DOE SBIR/STTR Programs, an article on
Isotope Program R&D, an obituary for Michael J. Welch, and a list of upcoming meetings.
Note the upcoming (tentative) deadlines for the FY2013 DOE SBIR/STTR Programs:
* FY 2013 Topics description: July 16, 2012
* FY 2013 FOA: August 13, 2012
Please click here
for the June 2012 Newsletter in PDF format.
Spring 2012:
Notice #09 March 07, 2012
Special Notice - Survey Form Private Sector
PLEASE RESPOND DIRECTLY TO WOLFGANG RUNDE AT THE CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW.
This announcement is intended to seek information from private companies
on their potential needs of isotopes in the next five years and is not a
Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor is it to be
construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government does not
intend to contract on the basis of this request or otherwise pay for any
information solicited herein.
The NIDC is requesting that companies complete and submit
this
survey form to runde@lanl.gov by March 30, 2012.
Information should be submitted even if the potential need for an
isotope is somewhat uncertain for the coming years. If a specific
isotope is not identified or requested by anyone, it may not be
considered for production or production development by the IDPRA
during fiscal years 2012-2016. For workshop reports and additional
information on the IDPRA program, please visit our website at
http://science.energy.gov/np/research/idpra.
Private companies who believe that they are in need of isotopes or
have identified an isotope supply shortage should contact the point
of contact listed in this synopsis. Excluded from this request are
Helium-3 and Molybdenum-99.
Primary Point of Contact:
Wolfgang Runde, NIDC
runde@lanl.gov
Phone: (505) 231-0826
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Winter 2012:
Notice #08 January 11, 2012
Message from the NIDC Director - Dr. Robert Atcher
Enriched Water Update
As the market for PET radiopharmaceuticals continues to expand,
it appears that a supply pinch has developed. End users reported to
me that spot prices have increased on the order of two to three fold
over the last year. In conversations with the providers, no apparent
shutdown of production capacity appears to have occurred. There is a
bottleneck that has developed due to the fact that industry has been
hesitant to invest in increased capacity without a clear vision of the
future of the demand for F-18 labeled radiopharmaceuticals. There is a
sense that the drop in price of enriched water can't be tolerated again
and so a very conservative mindset has developed regarding production capacity.
One vendor has told me that they are expanding capacity, but the
improvements won't be seen immediately. Thus, there is some expectation
that some relief is coming in terms of supply. How this translates to
price, either modest decreases or simply stable with time, remains to be seen.
Realize that this information has been generated to answer questions
posed by members of the radioisotope user community. The DOE isotope
program is not in a position to be able to produce enriched O-18 for the market.
Isotope Business Office
National Isotope Development Center
PO Box 2008, MS6158
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6158
Phone: (865) 574-6984
Fax: (865) 574-6986
Fall 2011:
Notice #07 October 19, 2011
In conjunction with an ongoing U.S. DOE research collaboration agreement,
small quantities (up to 10 mCi) of Ac-225 can be made available for
approved research activities on a bi-monthly basis. Please contact
the Isotope Business Office at isotopes@ornl.gov if you are interested
in submitting a request for this material.
Isotope Business Office
National Isotope Development Center
PO Box 2008, MS6158
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6158
Phone: (865) 574-6984
Fax: (865) 574-6986
Fall 2011:
Notice #06 October 4, 2011
The National Isotope Development Center (NIDC) manages the
coordination of isotope production across Department of Energy
(DOE) facilities and, for some isotopes, non-Federal facilities
as well. The NIDC is supported by the Isotope Development and
Production for Research and Applications (IDPRA) Program within
the Office of Nuclear Physics of the DOE Office of Science. Part
of the NIDC mission is to increase the availability of critical
isotopes in short supply. In order for the IDPRA Program to
successfully partake in strategic planning to enhance reliability
and availability of isotopes to the community, the NIDC seeks
information to better understand the demand for isotopes used
in research or commercial applications. The information provided
in this request form will assist the NIDC to optimize production
plans in the upcoming fiscal years and to work with the IDPRA
Program to plan strategically the future production of isotopes,
gauging future demand, and evaluating the needs for isotope
production technology development.
If you have any questions, please contact the Isotope Business
Office at (865) 574-6984.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Isotope Business Office
PO Box 2008, MS6158
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6158
Phone: (865) 574-6984
Fax: (865) 574-6986
Fall 2011:
Notice #05 September 22, 2011
The DOE Isotope Development and Production for Research and
Applications (IDPRA) program has been working to solve a problem
with respect to isotope supply. There has been a continuing
interest in Re-188 produced from a W-188 generator. That
interest needs to be supported to the highest degree possible.
At present, we have periodically received requests for that system
as well as the W-188 solution.
In an attempt to produce W-188 in the most efficient and
economical way possible, we would like to consolidate orders
so that we produce batches that are totally obligated, rather
than having part of the W-188 produced to decay away without
benefiting any customer. In order to accomplish this goal, we
need those of you who are interested in using W-188 itself or
the W/Re-188 generator, to identify your needs in terms of
quantity and frequency and send them to the Isotope Business
Office at isotopes@ornl.gov with W-188 in the subject line.
We will then work to establish a production schedule that
enables us to minimize the number of production runs undertaken
while producing the most efficient and economical quality.
If you have any questions, please contact the Isotope Business
Office at (865) 574-6984.
Robert W. Atcher, PhD, MBA
Director, National Isotope Development Center
MS T004
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545
UNM/LANL Professor of Pharmacy
University of New Mexico
Past President
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Fall 2011:
Notice #04 September 9, 2011
We are pleased to announce our updated website at
http://isotopes.gov. There are several new, user-friendly tools
available on the site including searching for isotopes either
by element in the periodic table or by searching the chart of the nuclides. You can now join, change address, or unsubscribe to the NIDC email list,
from our website. These tools can be accessed from the QUICK LINKS and
BREAKING NEWS tabs. A message will be sent immediately to our
Isotope Business Office to address your request.
The changes will continue as we add more content to the site.
For those who use isotopes from the program in their research,
we would like to add your publications to our bibliography, so
please send an electronic copy of the paper as a .pdf and we will
include it on the page. We also will try to keep a calendar of upcoming
meetings that are relevant for the isotope user community.
Please let us know if there are any comments, complaints or kudos
regarding the new website.
Best regards,
Jehanne Gillo
Dr. Jehanne Gillo
Director
Facilities and Project Management Division
Office of Nuclear Physics
email: Jehanne.Gillo@science.doe.gov
U.S. Department of Energy phone: (301)-903-1455
SC-26.2, Germantown Building fax: (301)-903-3833
1000 Independence Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20585-1290
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Summer 2011:
Notice #03 August 18, 2011
Dear Isotope User:
At the annual Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting,
I learned that there have been some changes in the market
for enriched O-18 and O-18 labeled water. While I did not get a
unanimous sense of changes in the market, it appears that some of
the producers have ceased production and the customers are seeing
increases in the price of enriched water. In order to explore this
issue further, I have asked for a slot of time at the upcoming
Society of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences meeting in Amsterdam
to have a one hour workshop on this topic. I will send a message
later this week with the exact time and location for that meeting,
but we have focused on either Monday, 8/29/11, or Tuesday, 8/30/11.
If you have concerns about this issue and will not be attending the
SRS meeting, please contact me directly to describe in detail what
your concerns are and your experience in securing supplies of enriched water. My email address is ratcher@lanl.gov. If sufficient impact is anticipated,
I will try to establish a meeting on this topic that will occur later
this calendar year.
Thank you,
Robert Atcher, PhD, MBA
Director
National Isotope Development Center
ratcher@lanl.gov
Summer 2011 Newsletter (PDF)
June, 2011
Spring 2011:
Notice #02 May 19, 2011
Dear Colleague,
We are pleased to inform you of a new open solicitation within the
Isotope Development and Production for Research and Applications Program.
I invite you to consider the request for proposals for isotope production.
The Funding Opportunity Announcement can be found at
http://science.doe.gov/grants/pdf/SC-FOA-0000517.pdf.
Feel free to contact Dr. Marc Garland with any questions you may have.
Please distribute to interested parties. Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Jehanne Gillo
Dr. Jehanne Gillo
Director
Facilities and Project Management Division
Office of Nuclear Physics
email: Jehanne.Gillo@science.doe.gov
U.S. Department of Energy
SC-26.2, Germantown Building
1000 Independence Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20585-1290
phone: (301)-903-1455
fax: (301)-903-3833
Spring 2011:
Notice #01 March 24, 2011
Dear Colleague:
We have included you on our new Master Mailing List to receive important notices,
news, and future information from the National Isotope Development Center (NIDC).
The Office of Nuclear Physics in the DOE Office of Science supports the Isotope
Development and Production for Research and Application program,
which produces, processes, and distributes radioactive and stable isotopes
that are in short supply and critical to the Nation. The program also
supports research and development on the improvement or development of new
production and processing techniques for isotopes within the program portfolio.
A goal of the program is to make key isotopes more readily available to meet
domestic U.S. needs. The NIDC, managed by the Office of Nuclear Physics,
is a virtual service organization which interfaces with the user
community and manages the coordination of isotope production across
facilities, and business operations involved in the production, sale
and distribution of isotopes.
If you no longer wish to receive e-mail notices from the NIDC,
please reply to:
isotope-news at ornl.gov.
Isotope Business Office
National Isotope Development Center
Bldg. 5700, Room R111, MS6158
1 Bethel Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6158
Phone: (865) 574-6984
Fax: (865) 574-6986
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