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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by IRD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chairs:
Lin-Wen Hu (MIT)
James Bowen (PNNL)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Rick Michal (American Nuclear Society)
Radioisotopes produced from nuclear reactors and accelerators are widely used for medical diagnostics and cancer therapy. For example, Tc-99m (decay product of Mo-99) is used in more than 80% of nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. I-131 is widely used to treat thyroid cancer and applications of Lu-177 have increased in recent years for targeted therapy. This panel session will feature the following speakers to discuss the advancement and status of domestic production and applications of medical isotopes: 1) Peter J. Karcz: NNSA’s Mo-99 Program: Accelerating Reliable, Non-HEU Mo-99 Production Capabilities in the U.S., 2) Greg Piefer: Progress at SHINE Medical in Commercializing Mo-99 and Lu-177 for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications, 3) Ira Goldman: Achieving Security of Supply of Medical Radioisotopes, 4) Les Foyto: MURR’s Role in Supplying Isotopes for Research and Patient Care, and 5) Jon Neuhoff: DOE Production of Radioisotopes for Medical Research, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Gregory Piefer
SHINE Medical Technologies
Ira Goldman
Lantheus Medical Imaging
Leslie Foyto
University of Missouri Research Reactor
Jon Neuhoff
U.S. Dept. of Energy
Peter Karcz
DOE-NNSA Mo-99 Program
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