A national biomedical tracer facility (NBTF)

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0626-7_21· OSTI ID:6552716

Erb, D E ^[1]; Moody, D; Peterson, E ^[2]; Mausner, L ^[3]; Atcher, R ^[4]

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1. USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
3. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
4. Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)

The production, supply, and sale of isotopes and related services originating in Department of Energy production and research facilities has been a long-standing activity of DOE and predecessor organizations (AEC and ERDA). The authority for this activity is derived from the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Stable isotopes and radioisotopes, together with related services, are now being produced in many DOE production and research facilities at several DOE installations which presently include: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), EG G Mound Laboratories (Mound), Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC), and the Pacific Northwest Laboratories (PNL) at Richland, Washington. The products and services are, in many instances, unique in that their production and processing can be performed only in production and research facilities owned by, and operated for, DOE. In some instances, DOE is the sole supplier of such isotope products and services in the Western World. These products and services are an outgrowth and an extension of DOE (ERDA and AEC) research programs, and have found wide applications in research, industry, agriculture, medical diagnosis and therapy. These technologies, and related products and services, have had a profound effect on the quality of life now enjoyed worldwide. This report reviews operations and purpose of the National Biomedical Tracer Facility.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6552716
• Report Number(s): CONF-900802-8; ON: DE90017816
• Resource Relation: Conference: 200. American Chemical Society national meeting, Washington, DC (USA), 26-31 Aug 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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