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Ra-226 -> Ra-223


Apparently, medical researchers are getting excited with the use of
Ra-223 as a Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for cancer treatment.

This would require using Ra-226 as a feedstock for reactor
bombardment, creating a new demand for currently stored materials.

Of course, in the US, the NRC has jurisdiction over reactor
facilities, but no authority over Ra-226.  Ra-223, however, would
become a byproduct material.

Wes