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Friday, November 9, 2012

Medical Isotope Plant On Track

The company is called SHINE and it produces the very popular medical isotope, Mo-99 (popular for diagnostic imaging thanks to its decay product Tc-99m).  Historically, this isotope has been generated by nuclear reactors, but due to proliferation concerns, the U.S. government is providing financial to companies that use alternative technologies.

SHINE's technology uses a low energy neutron source and specific targets to form the Mo-99.

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