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TOMSK, May 19 – RIA
Tomsk. Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) obtained the license and after resumption of work of the
university reactor began production of scarce radioactive phosphorus-32 which
is necessary for the Russian scientists researches, the director of the
Physical-Technical Institute TPU Oleg Dolmatov reported RIA Tomsk.
Earlier it was reported that phosphorus-32 is used,
in particular, in the diagnostic and medical purposes, and also at scientific
researches. The only production of substance in Russia has been stopped in
2012. TPU planned to obtain the license for production of phosphorus-32 in 2016
and to begin its deliveries.
"We prepare party now, in the nearest future –
now or after holidays – we will do deliveries <…> to institutes of
Academy of Sciences in Tomsk, to the regions of the Russian Federation and to
Moscow. There phosphorus-32 will be used for scientific researches", –
Dolmatov told.
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He specified that the phosphorus-32 made in Tomsk,
in particular, will be required to check efficiency of assimilation of medical
preparations – by means of connections on the basis of this substance it is
possible to observe a way of medicine in an organism. "We can precisely
close requirements of the Academy of Sciences, but real requirements in the
whole country are unknown", – Dolmatov emphasized.
The interlocutor of agency added that the TPU
educational reactor on which, in particular, polytechnicians conduct works on
phosphorus-32 studying, in May has resumed its work after modernization
(earlier it was reported that in 2014 the university got for these works a grant
of 147 million rubles). Power of the reactor remained the same – 6 MW.
"We carried out all works, have prepared all
documents – have prolonged the term of operation of the reactor till 2035. We
have also carried out modernization of base around – bought the research
equipment, created new production of radiopharmaceuticals, constructed a loop
for tests of materials for space equipment at ultralow temperatures under the
influence of neutrons", – he noted.