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Isótopos/síntese química , Reatores Nucleares/legislação & jurisprudência , Canadá , Isótopos/economia , Reatores Nucleares/economia , Reatores Nucleares/provisão & distribuição , Geradores de Radionuclídeos/economia , Geradores de Radionuclídeos/legislação & jurisprudência , Geradores de Radionuclídeos/provisão & distribuição , CintilografiaRESUMO
This panel session at the 2009 Annual Meeting involved a discussion of views of government, industry, and national research laboratory members on the primary future goals in developing advanced nuclear reactor and nuclear fuel cycle designs, fuel management, and used fuel disposal options. The session at the 2009 NCRP Annual Meeting on "How to Meet the Challenges for Nuclear Power" was chaired by Mary E. Clark of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and focused on efforts in the United States and worldwide to expand nuclear capabilities for electric power production in a safe, secure, and environmentally acceptable manner. This paper briefly summarizes the key topics discussed in five presentations during this session of the NCRP Annual Meeting.
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Energia Nuclear , Reatores Nucleares , Objetivos , Indústrias , Energia Nuclear/estatística & dados numéricos , Reatores Nucleares/estatística & dados numéricos , Reatores Nucleares/provisão & distribuição , Proteção Radiológica , Resíduos Radioativos , Gerenciamento de ResíduosRESUMO
Most nuclear medicine studies use (99)Tc(m), which is the decay product of (99)Mo. The world supply of (99)Mo comes from only five nuclear research reactors and availability has been much reduced in recent times owing to problems at the largest reactors. In the short-term there are limited actions that can be taken owing to capacity issues on alternative imaging modalities. In the long-term, stability of (99)Mo supply will rely on a combination of replacing conventional reactors and developing new technologies.