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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
Wow, I never knew the industry was so reliant on one supply source. You'd think there would be more in case something happened. More reactors!!! Let's get that one in Alberta going asap! I wish.
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It is a widespread and chronic problem in Nuclear Medicine. Often times things that are used regularly only have one supplier and if that supplier decides not to make it any more or goes out of business... we don't have it anymore.
Unfortunately I believe that reactors producing medical isotopes cannot produce power because their design is significantly different. This makes reactors of this type rare because their benefit is not high profile or likely to make anyone a lot of money.