The High Flux Reactor (HFR) at Petten in the Netherlands restarted ahead of schedule to help alleviate the shortage of the Technetium-99m used in medicine. The reactor was shut down in August 2008 due to a safety problem.
Fostering initiatives to reduce stocks and end the production and use of highly enriched uranium and plutonium
The High Flux Reactor (HFR) at Petten in the Netherlands restarted ahead of schedule to help alleviate the shortage of the Technetium-99m used in medicine. The reactor was shut down in August 2008 due to a safety problem.