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Canadian N-Reactor Leaks, Medical Isotopes Output Hit PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 22 July 2009 05:30

Canadian-N-Reactor-Leaks,-Medical-Isotopes-Output-HitA 52-year-old Canadian nuclear facility, producer of medical isotopes leaked radioactive water during a power outage, federal regulators said.

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 July 2009 03:41
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Belgian approval to restart isotope production PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 24 January 2009 17:20

Belgium's nuclear regulator has given the go-ahead for the production of medical isotopes at the Institute of Radioelements (IRE) at Fleurus. The facility, which manufactures a range of isotopes by processing 'targets' exposed to radiation in research reactors, had been out of action since an unexpected release of iodine-131 in August. This extended outage had added to other problems to result in a global shortage of materials for nuclear medicine.

Last Updated on Monday, 26 January 2009 13:14
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