Gayathri Vaidyanathan ::

Shortage of Medical Isotopes Ramps Up After Reactor Closing

Jul 22, 2009: A global shortage of medical isotopes is expected to get worse in two weeks as supplies run down after nuclear reactor closings. The Petten nuclear reactor in the Netherlands closed for scheduled maintenance Saturday. Together with a Canadian reactor (pictured) in Chalk River, Ontario, that was shut down in May because of [...]

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