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The UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) said on 30 May that it had made a breakthrough for producing the medical radioisotope Lead-212, a key cancer treatment, which is difficult to produce. Lead-212 limits the side effects of cancer treatment because it is delivered directly to cancerous cells. Currently the supply of Lead-212 faces a global shortage which constrains its use, with no production route in existence in the UK.

Date: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnnl-makes-breakthrough-in-production-of-lead-212-9754927

NNL, the UK’s national laboratory for nuclear fission, has today launched its new Strategic Plan: This is NNL. With legally binding targets in the UK to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and more than 120 other countries moving towards the same goal, it is "impossible to overestimate the scale of the challenge ahead", NNL said.

Date: Wednesday, 09 June 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-s-National-Nuclear-Laboratory-hones-in-on-net-z

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