On June 28, 2019, the loading of additional cobalt absorbers into Unit 3 reactor started at Smolensk NPP. This is the final stage of primary loading in Rosenergoatom’s large-scale project envisaging the commercial production of cobalt-60 (Co-60) that is highly demanded on the international market.
Co-60 isotope manufacturing project at Smolensk NPP was launched in September 2017, when the first batch of additional cobalt absorbers was loaded in Unit 1. In July 2018, additional cobalt absorbers were loaded in Unit 2.
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Source: The State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM