# Radiochemistry:  Radiochemistry Capability/Capacity Development - Expansion Alpha YR1 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025)

> **NIH FDA U19** · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · 2020 · $29,812

## Abstract

Discipline C: Radiochemistry (Track 1, 2 years 1-5) 
Abstract: 
The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) seeks to maintain existing radiochemistry 
developmental testing methods while broadening the scope by offering new FDA/FERN analytical food 
methods to enhance the testing capacity and capabilities at the NSPHL. The laboratory looks to utilize 
existing equipment to provide testing in alternate matrices of public health significance. 
Nevada has very distinct areas where radioactive methods would be of interest for testing foods. The 
Nevada Test Site and several military bases in Nevada all provide opportunities for radiation exposures, 
which could get into the food and/or water supply. 
The NSPHL has several pieces of radiochemistry instrumentation and will initiate alpha emitter 
FDA/FERN methods in year 1. Because equipment for alpha emitter testing will also be used for beta 
emitter testing, if time and funds permit beta emitter testing will also occur in year 1. In addition, the 
NSPHL has a gamma spec instrument and will work to develop FDA/FERN methods on that instrument 
during the life of the funded Award. Therefore, initial capacity in year 1 is being requested and future 
funding requests will be submitted to support what is implement in year 1 for the remainder of the 
funding period (years 2-5). 
Implementation of radiochemistry methods will support the risk-based evaluation of foods and 
supplement the prevention strategy to determine risks before exposures occur.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10176071
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007101-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO
- **Principal Investigator:** Stephanie Van Hooser
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $29,812
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10176071

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10176071, Radiochemistry:  Radiochemistry Capability/Capacity Development - Expansion Alpha YR1 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) (1U19FD007101-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10176071. Licensed CC0.

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