The global Americium-242 market size is predicted to grow from US$ 19.2 million in 2025 to US$ 29.6 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.5% from 2025 to 2031.

Americium was first produced in 1944 by the group of Glenn T. Seaborg from Berkeley, California, at the Metallurgical Laboratory of the University of Chicago, as part of the Manhattan Project. Although it is the third element in the transuranic series, it was discovered fourth, after the heavier curium. The discovery was kept secret and only released to the public in November 1945. Most americium is produced by uranium or plutonium being bombarded with neutrons in nuclear reactors one tonne of spent nuclear fuel contains about 100 grams of americium. It is widely used in commercial ionization chamber smoke detectors, as well as in neutron sources and industrial gauges. Several unusual applications, such as nuclear batteries or fuel for space ships with nuclear propulsion, have been proposed for the isotope 242mAm, but they are as yet hindered by the scarcity and high price of this nuclear isomer.

United States market for Americium-242 is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % from 2025 through 2031.

China market for Americium-242 is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % from 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Americium-242 is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2024 to US$ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % from 2025 through 2031.

Global key Americium-242 players cover SRNL, Rosatom, etc. In terms of revenue, the global two largest companies occupied for a share nearly % in 2024.

Infinity Market Research newest research report, the Americium-242 Industry Forecast looks at past sales and reviews total world Americium-242 sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Americium-242 sales for 2025 through 2031. With Americium-242 sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Americium-242 industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Americium-242 landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Americium-242 portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms unique position in an accelerating global Americium-242 market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Americium-242 and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Americium-242.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Americium-242 market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:

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    Others

Segmentation by Application:

    Nuclear Batteries
    Nuclear Fuel

This report also splits the market by region:

    Americas
        United States
        Canada
        Mexico
        Brazil
    APAC
        China
        Japan
        Korea
        Southeast Asia
        India
        Australia
    Europe
        Germany
        France
        UK
        Italy
        Russia
    Middle East & Africa
        Egypt
        South Africa
        Israel
        Turkey
        GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the companys coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.

    SRNL
    Rosatom

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Americium-242 market?
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