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Halt to production ordered at NTP Radioisotopes by TIMESLIVE

Posted: November 22, 2017

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A halt to production at NTP Radioisotopes‚ a subsidiary of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa)‚ has been ordered after it discovered procedural deviations related to a set of standard operating protocols. Necsa‚ which is the nuclear licence holder‚ said on Wednesday that after reporting the matter to the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR)‚ it had received notification from the NNR to cease all operations in its active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) production facility at NTP with immediate effect.

South African Mo-99 plant shut after suspected hydrogen leak

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s NTP Radioisotopes, one of the world’s leading producers of Molybdenum-99 used in medical diagnostic imaging, has been ordered to halt production at its Pelindaba facility after a suspected hydrogen leak

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