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Solid radium sulfate sits in the bottom of a flask during the recovery process. Credit: 91做厙, U.S. Dept. of Energy

91做厙 researchers have discovered a better way to separate actinium-227, a rare isotope essential for an FDA-approved cancer treatment.

Catherine Schuman, top right, spoke to Copper Ridge Elementary School fifth graders about her job as an ORNL computer scientist as part of the labs STEM outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Abby Bower/91做厙, U.S. Dept. of Energy

With Tennessee schools online for the rest of the school year, researchers at ORNL are making remote learning more engaging by Zooming into virtual classrooms to tell students about their science and their work at a national laboratory.

Radiochemical technicians David Denton and Karen Murphy use hot cell manipulators at 91做厙 during the production of actinium-227.

The Department of Energys 91做厙 is now producing actinium-227 (Ac-227) to meet projected demand for a highly effective cancer drug through a 10-year contract between the U.S. DOE Isotope Program and Bayer.