The Maria reactor ceases to work: The reactor, which is named after Maria Skłodowska-Curie, will not operate until May 8. At that time He will also not produce molybdenum-99i.e. an important isotope used in nuclear medicine. The license of the State Atomicist Agency has expiredAnd, and the new process was not completed.
10 percent world production: Maria reactor is responsible for 10 percent. world production of molybdenum-99 used in the production of radiopharmaceuticals. This radioisotope is produced only by seven nuclear reactors around the world. Now Poland Maria has fallen out of this group. The minister of industry Marzena Czarnecka has already spoke on this matter. How does it explain?
“There is a presumption that he will get”: The head of the Przemysł departure ministry with the research reactor Maria referred on Friday in Gliwice. – This The reactor did not receive relevant consents and permits from the Polish Atomist Agencybut there is a presumption that in mid -May he will get – it will meet the safety conditions – she pointed out the science -lenses.
The biggest problem? According to Jakub Wiecha from the Energetyka24.com portal, The situation with a lack of licensing is not the biggest problem associated with the only Polish reactor. “What is by far the most serious threat to this reactor is the fact that Poland – as a state – it has it systemically somewhere” – wrote a journalist on portal X.
Without constant financing: Wiech adds that Maria “is probably the only such unit in the world that has no constant financing”, and Grants play a big role in financing the reactor. However, the ministerial subsidy covers only 10 percent. activities. “To solve all Maria's financial problems for the whole year, It would be enough for the money we spend in 14 days on mining” – sums up the journalist.
See also: What about the atom in Poland? More in the text “Atom in Poland. Four locations were given for the second nuclear power plant”.
Sources: Naukawpolsce.pl, X,