Radioxenon Emissions Reduction Pledge -MTA- 11/13/2013
On November 13, 2013 four new producers of medical isotopes signed a pledge to reduce radioxenon emissions and to share information on emission levels with the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).
An American company, Coqui Radio Pharmaceutical Corporation of Puerto Rico, was among the signatories.
As the worldwide production of life-saving medical isotopes increases, so do emissions of the radioactive noble gas xenon. While the emissions in question are not harmful to human health or the environment, they may mask a potential release of this noble gas from an underground nuclear test, thus affecting one of the CTBTO’s key verification technologies.
An American company, Coqui Radio Pharmaceutical Corporation of Puerto Rico, was among the signatories.
As the worldwide production of life-saving medical isotopes increases, so do emissions of the radioactive noble gas xenon. While the emissions in question are not harmful to human health or the environment, they may mask a potential release of this noble gas from an underground nuclear test, thus affecting one of the CTBTO’s key verification technologies.
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