NNSA helps global health industry achieve major nuclear nonproliferation milestone

By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reached a major nonproliferation milestone this week as it helped Belgium’s National Institute of Radioelements (IRE) convert their medical isotope production facility to use irradiated low-enriched uranium (LEU), instead of proliferation-sensitive highly enriched uranium (HEU).