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    Nuclear reactors Maple 1 and Maple 2 have been kept out of commission due to safety issues and cost overruns. They were to replace the problematic Chalk River reactor. What were they to manufacture and supply?

    Question #90845. Asked by pmac41. (Jan 07 08 2:18 AM)


    number_1dad

    		The reactor supplies about 60% of the molybdenum isotopes used in medical applications globally, including molybdenum-99, which decays into technetium-99m and is used in about 16 million nuclear medicine procedures annually in the United States.

    http://intl.emboj.org/news/2007/071212/full/450926b.html

    Jan 07 08, 2:59 AM

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