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SHINE allowed more flexibility in procuring production components

May 18, 2021, 9:29AMNuclear News

SHINE executives, construction managers, and partners commemorate a construction milestone of the medical isotope production facility in March. (Photo: SHINE)

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by SHINE Medical Technologies for an exemption from regulations on how commercial grade equipment is defined, allowing the company to more easily procure components for the medical isotope production facility it is building in Janesville, Wis.

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SHINE allowed more flexibility in procuring production components

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