Isotope Media
Explore the world of Oak Ridge National Lab isotopes through our media, news, division facts and facility pages. From exciting photos of isotope breakthrough scientific moments with promethium-147 and historical photos of Oak Ridge National Lab's past that take you back in time to the latest updates on what we're doing on LinkedIn and X, you can see in real-time how isotopes are the tip of the spear of American energy, industry, medicine and more.
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Uncover the history of isotopes at Oak Ridge National Lab as part of the American efforts during World War II. Oak Ridge played a crucial role in the Allied victory.
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Latest News: Isotopes
Get informed about groundbreaking science shaping our nation’s future by reading the latest news from Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s isotope program. ORNL continues to lead in producing critical isotopes for medicine, industry, and national security. Discover how our leadership is pushing American innovation by unlocking cancer-fighting treatments, powering deep-space missions, and strengthening our supply chains. Don’t miss these cutting-edge advancements.
Latest News
Four projects are underway - each with the potential to move Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s mission forward and showcase the lab’s capacity for innovating isotope science and production and putting the United States in a position to dominate in supplying these critical isotopes.
Radiochemist Pavithra Kankanamalage’s research could make medical radioisotopes more available — and help her keep a decades-old promise. Kankanamalage is a subject matter expert for three prominent medical radioisotopes: thorium-228, actinium-227 and radium-226.
Susan Hogle is seeing a renaissance age for radioisotopes – and she should know. As director of the Isotope Science and Enrichment Directorate’s Radioisotope Science and Technology Division, Hogle has an up-close perspective on what she says is a “booming” growth market for isotopes, old and new.