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