ORNL to produce critical industrial radioisotope Ir-192 as part of DOE partnership with private company
February 09, 2024
February 09, 2024
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
The radioisotope iridium-192 is critical to helping the U.S. government and industry find structural defects and damage to metal parts such as welds, castings and seams. It's used often to assess the integrity of oil and gas pipelines and to ensure manufacturing quality in shipbuilding, vehicles, aerospace and other sectors.
Yet it's been two . . .
The radioisotope iridium-192 is critical to helping the U.S. government and industry find structural defects and damage to metal parts such as welds, castings and seams. It's used often to assess the integrity of oil and gas pipelines and to ensure manufacturing quality in shipbuilding, vehicles, aerospace and other sectors.
Yet it's been two . . .