GE has a long history of working in nuclear technology. In 1959, the GE Test Reactor at Vallecitors Nuclear Center in Sunol, Calif. came online. It was the world's first commercially licensed test reactor, according to the company.

"Production of Mo-99/Tc-99m is a natural extension of what we have been doing for many decades," notes Glascock.


Read DOTmed's extensive coverage of this issue:

NRU Repairs Could Extend to April
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/11331

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy to Deliver Life-Saving Medical Isotope Molybdenum-99
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/11429

Medical Isotope Supply Gets Another Squeeze as Dutch Reactor Goes Down for Repairs
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/11039

Senate Holds Hearing on LEU Isotope Production
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10988

Expert Panel Outlines Canada's Options to Reverse Medical Isotope Shortage
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10966

Medical Isotope Bill Passes House, Moves to Senate
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10688

The Netherlands Begins Work on New Medical Isotope Reactor
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10580

Nuclear Medicine Update: "Moly" Bill Passes House Committee and EANM Annual Congress a Big Splash
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10572

House Subcommittee Passes American Medical Isotopes Production Act
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10495

House Hearing on Medical Isotope Legislation Focuses on Molybdenum-99 Crisis
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10258

Worldwide Isotope Shortage Continues to Pose Significant Challenges
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/10148

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