First concrete has been poured for a research reactor in South Korea that will provide a new domestic and global source of crucial medical radioisotopes.
The Kijang Research Reactor (KJRR) is at the Radiology Science Industrial Complex in Gijang-gun, Busan, in the southeast of the country.
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) said reactor will help South Korea achieve self-sufficiency and exports of major medical and industrial radioactive radioisotopes. These include molybdenum-99, iodine-131, iodine-125 and iridium-192.