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Pelindaba's leading medical isotope producer

South Africa's nuclear facility at Pelindaba, west of Tshwane, is now the world's leading producer of medical isotopes according to an article published on Business Live.

1 Sep 2011

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation's (Necsa) facility at Pelindaba houses the Safari-1 reactor that is the largest reactor of its kind in Africa and is used to make the medical isotopes.

The facility produces molybdenum-99, used for medical diagnostics and "dopes" about 20 tons of silicon with phosphorous - to improve its conductivity - every year. Pelindaba also offers a range of analytical services to mines, international laboratories and private companies.

Read the full report on Business Live.
Find out more about Necsa, its Pelindaba facility and its work.

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