68 -- AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS MATERIAL

Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Division, which operates the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking expressions of interest from U. S. Government entities and domestic firms who are interested in acquiring all or part of the excess and potentially useful radioisotope product described as follows: Strontium-90 in the form of strontium carbonate powder - two units of 3,000 curies each are available and could be subdivided at the requestors’ expense to accommodate multiple transfers. The material is heavily contaminated with residual transuranics, fission products, and stable metal contaminants. No assay is currently available. Transfer(s) are subject to U. S. export control regulations and may require that the transferee reimburse PNNL’s costs associated with requested assays and handling and removal of the material. The transferee must demonstrate the availability of a licensed facility for receipt of the material and compliance with provisions of applicable laws and regulations. Interested parties may provide expressions of interest by email or facsimile only to one of the points of contact provided in this notice.