All major global molybdenum-99 production facilities are now using low-enriched uranium targets instead of proliferation-sensitive highly-enriched uranium following the completion of work to convert Belgium's National Institute of Radioelements medical isotope production facility.
Regulation & Safety 29 March 2023
Three low-enriched uranium fuel test assemblies have successfully been tested in Belgium's BR2 research reactor. The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre plans to fully convert the reactor from using highly-enriched uranium in 2026.
Uranium & Fuel 27 March 2023
Belgium has strengthened safety at its BR2 research reactor by improving training, maintenance, ageing management and the safety of experiments, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts. The team also found the need for further safety enhancements to the reactor's organisational structure and operating rules and procedures.
Regulation & Safety 13 March 2023