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New centre provides nuclear medicine to Jamaican public

New centre provides nuclear medicine to Jamaican public

Jamaica has opened its first public nuclear medicine centre with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Rays of Hope initiative. The centre, at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in Kingston, will provide diagnosis and treatment for cancer and other diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases.

Regulation & Safety 05 July 2022


Jamaica set to convert research reactor to LEU

Jamaica set to convert research reactor to LEU

The Caribbean's only research reactor will be converted from highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel later this year, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. The change will decrease proliferation risks while doubling the reactor's utilization capacity.

Regulation & Safety 08 April 2015


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