The latest local and international news on nuclear medicine and radiation products.
How The First Man-Made Nuclear Reactor Reshaped Science
It was 75 years ago, beneath the bleachers of a University of Chicago football field, that scientists took the first step toward harnessing the power of the nuclear fission chain reaction. [Read more of this article that appeared in The Smithsonian]
Women at the nucleus of medicine
Every second of every day more than one nuclear imaging scan takes place throughout the world to help in early diagnosis of diseases and ailments such as cancers and cardiovascular disease. Additionally, nuclear medicine is used to treat cancer and other conditions....
Radioisotope supplies stable but still vulnerable
Positive actions have resulted in more stable supplies of key medical isotopes in 2017 than predicted three years ago, but vulnerabilities remain. Read more in World Nuclear News.
NNSA collaborates with South African firm on groundbreaking conversion to low-enriched uranium-based molybdenum-99 production
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and South African Nuclear Energy Corporation’s NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd (NTP) completed conversion of their critical medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99)...
NTP Radioisotopes – Building a Global Success
NTP Radioisotopes is a key international player in the nuclear technology business – with a market foot print in 50 countries. In a special report published in the Financial Mail, Group MD Tina Eboka discusses the remarkable turnaround of this state-owned company....