NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd
A subsidiary of Necsa Ltd
Pelindaba, South Africa
NTP’S ROLE IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE GLOBALLY AND
COOPERATION WITH BELGIUM
Mapula Letsoalo
2013 October 23
www.ntp.co.za
Depleted
Uranium Fabrication
NTP Radioisotopes
(Pty) Ltd Facility (Pelindaba)
Contents
• Role in global Mo-99 supply
• Role in SA nuclear medicine
• Continued relations with IRE
Geographical
GeographicalLocation
LocationofofNTP
NTPRadioisotopes
Radioisotopes
Pretoria
NTP located at the Necsa Pelindaba Site
OR Tambo
Soweto
Johannesburg
The Real And Lasting Victories Are Those Of Peace
In 1991, the South African
government signed the
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
and became the first and only
nation to voluntarily declare and
dismantle its nuclear weapons
And they shall beat their swords
into ploughshares ... – Isaiah 2:4
Mo-99 Production & Related Facilities
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Radiochemical Production Plant
Commercial Office
Radiopharmaceutical Production Plant
Radioanalytical Labs
SAFARI-1
SAFARI-1 Reactor
Nuclear Reactor
Mo-99 Production at NTP
Enriched
Uranium
Inventory
Fuel
Production
Plant
Nuclear Fuel Assemblies
SAFARI-1
Reactor
Target Plate
Irradiation
Target Plates
Irradiated plates
Depleted
Uranium
Inventory
Waste
Nuclear Waste
Management
Radiochemical
Production Plant
Chemical Extraction and
purification of Mo-99
Waste Disposal
& Storage Facilities
Transport Container
Design
Manufacture, License
NTP
Generator
Manufacture
International Market
Local & International Users
NTP -Product
Portfolio
IRE Cooperation
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Collaborative partnership since 1997
•
Mo-99 Supply crisis
•
Increased production output
Mo-99 Supply - Crisis Conditions
ARI
5%
NTP
40%
IRE
30%
Covidien
25%
Total: 8 000 Ci/week
RadioisotopeSource
Source Containers
Containers
Radioisotope
Depleted uranium fabrication facility
Radiochemical Transport Containers
(1 500 Ci Mo-99, 125kg)
Subsidiary
Subsidiary Companies
Company
 NTP Logistics is a joint venture company
between NTP Radioisotopes (51 %) and a
BEE partner
 Specialize in managing the logistics of
dangerous goods including radioactive
materials.
NTP ProductofPortfolio
Conversion
Mo-99 Production to LEU
2011
•Routine supply of LEU Mo-99
(June)
2010
2009
2008
•Cold and depleted uranium
experiments
2007
•Theoretical feasibility studies
•NNR approval received for test
stage
•Hot runs commence
•Submission to Regulators (June)
•Validation runs (July)
•NNR approval routiine ops
(Sept)
•FDA approval for use in US
(Nov)
Medicals
Facilities
Medical Facility
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Medicals & Industrials
SAFARI-1
Cyclotron facility
Nuclear
Medical Isotopes & Related Products
Radiopharmaceuticals
Radiopharmaceuticals
NovaTec-P Tc-99m Generator, Cold kits
F-18 FDG
I-131 Capsules, Solution and MIBG
New
Lu-177 dotatate
F-Choline
Subsidiary Companies
Company
 NTP has a 100% shareholding in AECAmersham SOC Ltd
 Exclusive distributor in Africa of NTP's
radiopharmaceutical products as well as
a range of life science research and other
products.
Corporate Social Investment
 PET/CT Scanner donated to people of
Western Cape
 Located at Tygerberg PET/CT Centre
 Official opening - April 2012
Subsidiary
SubsidiaryCompanies
Company
 Fully-owned subsidiary company NTP Radioisotopes (Europe) S.A.
 Established on 1 February 2013
 Located in Belgium – IRE site
 Manufacturer and distributor of gamma-radiography equipment used in the nondestructive testing (NDT) industry, including sealed radioactive sources containing Ir192, Se-75 and Co-60, as well as the GammaMat range of NDT projectors and
accessories
 Also manufactures a range of Ir-192 brachytherapy products
Subsidiary
ConclusionCompanies
Necsa/ NTP’s nuclear technology is making a major contribution to the economy
and to our country’s global standing.
Subsidiary Companies
Thank you very much!