Wednesday, September 7, 2011










A rare isotope for medicinal drugs is produced in a nuclear reactor


The Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (RIAR) at Dimitrovgrad, the Ulyanovsk Region, is expanding the output of molybdenum-99, an isotope used in making radiopharmaceuticals.
Used as a component of a drug that helps to diagnose cancer, molybdenum is always in high demand in the medical industry.

 










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