The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration through its Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) implements the long-standing U.S. policy to minimize and eliminate the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) in civilian applications by working to convert research reactors and isotope production facilities to the use of low enriched uranium (LEU). Over the past few years, unexpected shutdowns at the major molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production facilities have resulted in significant shortages of this important medical isotope. Because of this, the United States is currently situated at the nexus of two related priorities: discouraging the use of proliferation-sensitive HEU in civilian applications and overcoming a health crisis from the lack of a sufficient, reliable supply of Mo-99.

GTRI provides support to establish reliable supplies of Mo-99, produced without HEU, for the United States by providing assistance to convert current production from HEU targets to LEU targets and to accelerate existing commercial projects in the United States to produce Mo-99 without the use of HEU by the end of 2014. Through these actions GTRI's Mo-99 program is addressing both issues of nonproliferation and reliability of supply.

NNSA’s 2013 Mo-99 Topical Meeting, hosted by Argonne National Laboratory, will take place in Chicago, IL from April 1-4, 2013 with an optional tour of Argonne National Laboratory on April 5. This meeting is intended to serve as a workshop where international and domestic policy and technical experts can gather to present and discuss progress toward achieving the production of Mo-99 without the use of HEU in support of nonproliferation objectives and global reliability of supply.

Target Audience: International and domestic policy and technical experts.

Meeting venue:

The meeting venue will be at the Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown/Lakefront hotel. Block of rooms are available at this hotel. All room reservations must be made on-line by March 4, 2013 using the reservation link provided to obtain the reduced rate. Details and online reservation link are to be found at the Hotel Information page.

For further details and contact information visit the Mo-99 2013 webpage.

Meeting registration:

Please register now to reserve a seat at this exciting event. Online registration is due by March 31, 2013. Registration for Mo-99 2013 is free.
A support page on on-line registration (including list of terms, step-by-step instructions, Frequently Asked Questions) is available at the Mo-99 2013 web site.

Links:

• Mo-99 2013 webpage
  Home of Mo-99 2013 meeting
  
• List of Documents
  Documents for the meeting (available in different formats for your convenience)
• Step-by step instructions and deadline calendar
  to help you keep track of important upcoming deadlines for timely completion of needed forms and documents
• Visa and Passport Requirements for the U.S.
  including some Health and Vaccination Information.
• Technical Tour of Argonne National Laboratory
  Please check this page for important information on the tour and documents required to attend it.

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Questions?
Please contact Dr. John Holland at:
mo99@anl.gov or +1 (630) 252-3079.

See you this spring in Chicago,
~ The Mo-99 2013 Organizing Committee