The future supply of molybdenum-99
Journal Article
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· Journal of Nuclear Medicine
OSTI ID:482537
Since 1991, nuclear medicine physicians across the United States and much of the world have relied entirely on one 38-year-old nuclear reactor in Canada for the production of {sup 99}Mo, the isotope used in {sup 99m}Tc generators. This situation came about quietly in the 1980s as alternate suppliers dropped out of the market, leaving Nordion International Inc. in Kanata, Ontario as the major supplier in the world. While Nordion has managed to maintain a steady supply of the essential material to radiopharmaceutical makers, a series of reactor failures and labor disputes have come close to halting production several times at the facilities that produce isotopes for Nordion in Chalk River, Ontario. 1 fig., 1 tab.
- OSTI ID:
- 482537
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 36; ISSN 0161-5505; ISSN JNMEAQ
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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