Belgium to recycle residues from isotope production
Belgium's Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN) and the Institut National des Radioéléments (IRE) are to collaborate on a project to recycle highly radioactive residues resulting from the production of radioisotopes for medical purposes.
Through the RECUMO (Recovery of Uranium from Mo-99 Production) project, SCK-CEN and IRE will treat these residues "in accordance with the most stringent security and nuclear safety standards". The residues will be diluted with low-enriched uranium and then purified by SCK-CEN to obtain a low-enriched high-quality substance that can be reused. The RECUMO project will also enable processing of residues generated in the future at IRE.
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Source: World Nuclear News