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class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" ><p>We are a global leader in isotope research, development, and production, meeting the nation's emerging needs for stable and radioactive isotopes.</p><p>Whether it's medical, industrial, national security, or basic research needs, the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate (ISED) is at the forefront of isotope development for Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) and the world.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--infographic-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="infographic-section infographic-items-4"> <div class="infographic-items-wrapper"> <div class="infographic-item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--infographic-item paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="infographic-item-icon"> <article aria-label="Newspaper"> <div> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" > <img 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Year plutonium-238 produced at ORNL went to Mars on board NASA's Perseverance rover </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="infographic-item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--infographic-item paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="infographic-item-icon"> <article aria-label="Globe"> <div> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" > <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2019-01/impact-icons_globe.png" width="100" height="100" alt="Globe Icon" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="infographic-item-info"> <svg viewBox = "0 0 28 20"> <text x="0" y="15">70</text> <svg> <div> Percent of the world's californium-252 supply that is produced by ORNL </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="infographic-item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--infographic-item paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="infographic-item-icon"> <article aria-label="Magnifying Glass"> <div> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div 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src="/sites/default/files/styles/featured_blurb_image/public/2024-05/Hot%20Cell.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=KQTnRkiR" width="680" height="460" alt="A multi-directorate team from ORNL collaborated to develop the Ra-226 Purification and Ac-227 Production Operations, building 3047, December 16, 2016." /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured__object--desc"> <h3> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" >Our Mission</div> </div> </div> </h3> <p></p> <p> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" ><p><strong>ISED meets the nation's emerging needs for stable and radioactive isotopes through:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Advancing the expansion of the applications and production of isotopes</strong></li><li><strong>Serving as the nation's steward of enrichment technology</strong></li><li><strong>Operating the unique facilities that comprise ORNL's isotopes and nuclear materials complex</strong></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--multi-column-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2>Our Science</h2> <div class="multi-column-wrapper"> <div class="multi-column-4"> <div class="featured-card"> <div class="featured-card-image"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" > <article aria-label="esed.jpg"> <div class="content-image content-image--undefined"> <div class="content-image__img"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_image_style/public/2023-03/esed.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=JJmUf4fH" width="1000" height="650" alt="Enrichment Science and Engineering Division" /> <div class="content-image__magnify"> <a href="/sites/default/files/2023-03/esed.jpg"><span>View a hi-res version of this image</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured-card-text"> <div 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(NNFD) operates, maintains and modernizes nuclear facilities, managing infrastructure, staffing, and processes needed to support research and development.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="button button--primary" href="https://www.ornl.gov/division/nnf"> Learn More </a> </div> <div class="featured-card"> <div class="featured-card-image"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" > <article aria-label="2020-p15717.jpg"> <div class="content-image content-image--undefined"> <div class="content-image__img"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_image_style/public/2023-03/2020-p15717.jpg?h=245bf488&itok=4tJe1HSt" width="1000" height="650" alt="RSTD" /> <div class="content-image__magnify"> <a href="/sites/default/files/2023-03/2020-p15717.jpg"><span>View a hi-res version of this image</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured-card-text"> <div class="featured-card-heading"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" >Radioisotope Science and Technology</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" ><p>The Radioisotope Science and Technology Division (RSTD) is a global leader in actinide science, research and development of the 15 metallic chemical elements with atomic numbers from 89 to 103, actinium through lawrencium. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="button button--primary" href="https://www.ornl.gov/division/rst"> Learn More </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--lp-featured-blurb-with-img-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="featured-blurb__object--text"> <div class="top-label"> </div> <h3> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" >Our people</div> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="leading-intro"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" ><p>We’re a team of more than 500 – and growing! – scientists, engineers, technicians, facilities experts and other professionals dedicated to isotope science. We work to not only increase isotope production, but also find more applications for isotopes in medicine, research, industry and national security.</p><p>In addition to making vital advances in the uses and production of radioisotopes, we develop new technologies that enable us and others to enrich and separate stable isotopes for important national missions. We operate, maintain and expand ORNL’s unique facilities, where crucial isotope and nuclear materials research happens – research that will continue the 80-year-plus legacy of ORNL as a world leader in isotopes. </p><p>What we learn and do here, we know, will impact generations to come.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="button button--primary" href="https://jobs.ornl.gov/go/Isotopes/8527000/"> Join Our Team </a> </div> <div class="featured-blurb__object--images"> <div class="tl" style="background-image:url(/sites/default/files/2020-04/redc_control_room.png);"> </div> <div class="tr" style="background-image:url(/sites/default/files/2022-06/2021-p04647_edited.jpg);"> </div> <div class="bl" style="background-image:url(/sites/default/files/2024-06/1714317484381.jpg);"> </div> <div class="br" style="background-image:url(/sites/default/files/2022-11/2022-P10106.jpg);"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-container"> <div class="paragraph 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class="field-element" >Radiochemical Engineering Development Center</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="button button--primary" href="https://www.ornl.gov/content/radiochemical-engineering-development-center"> Learn More </a> </div> <div class="featured-card"> <div class="featured-card-image"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" > <article aria-label="2017-p00326.jpg"> <div class="content-image content-image--undefined"> <div class="content-image__img"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_image_style/public/2020-10/2017-p00326.jpg?h=8f9cfe54&itok=6N_reiWC" width="1000" height="650" alt="Irradiated Fuels Examination Laboratory Facility" /> <div class="content-image__magnify"> <a href="/sites/default/files/2020-10/2017-p00326.jpg"><span>View a hi-res version of this image</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured-card-text"> <div class="featured-card-heading"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" >Irradiated Fuels Examination Laboratory </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="button button--primary" href="https://www.ornl.gov/content/irradiated-fuels-examination-laboratory"> Learn More </a> </div> <div class="featured-card"> <div class="featured-card-image"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" > <article aria-label="2020-p13484.jpg"> <div class="content-image content-image--undefined"> <div class="content-image__img"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_image_style/public/2020-10/2020-p13484.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=qmlfXyCh" width="1000" height="650" alt="Irradiated Materials Examination and Testing Facility" /> <div class="content-image__magnify"> <a href="/sites/default/files/2020-10/2020-p13484.jpg"><span>View a hi-res version of this image</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured-card-text"> <div class="featured-card-heading"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" >Irradiated Material Examination and Testing Facility</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="button button--primary" href="https://www.ornl.gov/content/irradiated-material-examination-and-testing-facility"> Learn More </a> </div> <div class="featured-card"> <div class="featured-card-image"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" > <article aria-label="hfir.png"> <div class="content-image content-image--undefined"> <div class="content-image__img"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_image_style/public/2020-04/hfir.png?h=1f0bc3a8&itok=dz4CODy6" width="1000" height="650" alt="HFIR/REDC Site" /> <div class="content-image__magnify"> <a href="/sites/default/files/2020-04/hfir.png"><span>View a hi-res version of this image</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured-card-text"> <div class="featured-card-heading"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" >High Flux Isotope Reactor</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="button button--primary" href="https://neutrons.ornl.gov/hfir"> Learn More </a> </div> <div class="featured-card"> <div class="featured-card-image"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" > <article aria-label="sipf_graphic-13_edited_texture_image.jpg"> <div class="content-image content-image--undefined"> <div class="content-image__img"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/main_image_style/public/2021-03/sipf_graphic-13_edited_texture_image.jpg?h=d554076c&itok=CdXSiYET" width="1000" height="650" alt="Stable Isotope Production" /> <div class="content-image__magnify"> <a href="/sites/default/files/2021-03/sipf_graphic-13_edited_texture_image.jpg"><span>View a hi-res version of this 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<div class="ib-text-attribution2" >Associate Laboratory Director, Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory</div> </div> </div> <div class="info-block-right"> <div class="info-secondary-text"> </div> <a class="button button--dark" href="https://www.ornl.gov/news/busby-named-associate-lab-director-isotope-science-and-engineering"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph-container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--multi-column-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2>News</h2> <div class="multi-column-wrapper"> <div class="multi-column-3"> <div class="featured-card"> <div class="featured-card-image"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" > <article aria-label="ir-192_1.jpg"> <div class="content-image content-image--undefined"> <div class="content-image__img"> <img loading="lazy" 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