NNSA Collaborates With Global Healthcare Company To Complete Conversion Of Mo-99 Production To LEU-Based Process

Mo-99 Production

During the Obama administration there was concern about limiting the potential for terrorists to obtain highly enriched uranium (HEU). HEU is used in many processes including the production of Mo-99. The fear was that a terrorist group could use HEU in a dirty bomb. Research centers, companies making Technetium generators for nuclear medicine and government agencies all cooperated to develop LEU based methods and eventually proved that the LEU based Mo-99 production was acceptable. Because of the diligent work done by many, we are assured of a supply of Technitium-99m based radiopharmaceuticals along with a world a little safer from terrorists.

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