[Phys-l] Isotope shortage. Was: Re: Fwd: NSF NanoTeach Pilot Test - Jan 8 Deadline

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

IIRC, this is prompted by the coming shut down of a research reactor  
that supplies a large portion of the medical isotopes.

bc read this in the local rag.

Wrong already:

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE54K63520090521

more:

http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090715/full/460312a.html



p.s.  perhaps N. Korea and Iran could fill the gap?

On 2009, Sep 27, , at 14:30, Jack Uretsky wrote:

>  	Hi all-
>  	Don Geesaman, head of our physics division, spoke at a colloquium
> on Friday on the subject of rare isotopes.  It seems that the coming
> decades are going to show an increasing demand for rare isotopes  
> (produced
> with accelerators), and we are facing a probable shortage of  
> manpower to
> satisfy the demand.  So here's another aspect of physics that needs
> additional support.
>  				Regards,
>  					Jack