[ RadSafe ] Medical Isotope Shortage

[Joel Cehn]

A Europe-wide shortage of medical isotopes will continue for at least three months while a Dutch nuclear reactor is repaired. Governments and regulators are now bending their rules concerning the use and transport of radioactive materials so that patients can still undergo diagnostic tests during the supply crisis.

The High Flux Reactor in Petten has been out of action since the end of August.

Full article at: http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081023/full/news.2008.1186.html



Joel I. Cehn, CHP
Oakland, California