atw 2018-04v6

atw Vol. 63 (2018) | Issue 4 ı April
• Separative work: 58.00–92.00
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NEWS
2016
January to June 2016
• Uranium: 26.50–35.25
• Conversion: 6.25–6.75
• Separative work: 58.00–62.00
July to December 2016
• Uranium: 18.75–27.80
• Conversion: 5.50–6.50
• Separative work: 47.00–62.00
| | NRG: Every day, 30000 patients benefit from medical isotopes from Petten View of the pool type reactor
core. (Courtesy: JRC)
on the world of medical isotopes, the
platform 30000perdag.nl has been
launched. The aim of the platform and
the accompanying campaign is to
boost awareness that the Netherlands
must continue leading the field in
cancer treatment.
The future
Over the next 20 years, the number of
cancer diagnoses is expected to rise by
70%. Fortunately, health care is
constantly improving, partly through
the use of medical isotopes. However,
there are only 6 reactors worldwide
which can produce medical isotopes,
one of which is closing next year.
This means that whilst demand for
medical isotopes is growing worldwide,
supplies are diminishing.
30000perdag.nl
An online information park for a
wide audience has been built on
30000perdag.nl. Visitors can learn all
about medical isotopes here: from raw
materials to the reactor in Petten to
applications in the hospital. By opening
up that world, NRG in Petten
wants to show (former) cancer
patients and their families and
acquaintances what is needed to be
able to treat cancer, and request
support for medical isotopes and good
cancer treatment in the Netherlands
and abroad.
Former cancer patients play
starring role in campaign
The campaign uses 3 video interviews
with cancer survivors. The interviews
were conducted by presenter Fien Vermeulen,
herself a former lymphoma
patient. Fien drives with former
patients Anouk (26), Alexander (42)
and Manon (34) to the research
reactor in Petten, where they talk
about their remarkable experiences in
times of uncertainty. Each of them
represents one of the 30,000 people
who benefit or have benefitted from
medical isotopes every day.
Anyone can demonstrate their
support by liking the Facebook page
30.000perdag. Another very visible
form of support is available through
the T-shirts that can be ordered via
30000perdag.nl. These enable former
patients and supporters to show their
backing for the campaign.
| | (18800822), www.nrg.eu
Market data
(All information is supplied without
guarantee.)
Nuclear Fuel Supply
Market Data
Information in current (nominal)
U.S.-$. No inflation adjustment of
prices on a base year. Separative work
data for the formerly “secondary
market”. Uranium prices [US-$/lb
U 3 O 8 ; 1 lb = 453.53 g; 1 lb U 3 O 8 =
0.385 kg U]. Conversion prices
[US-$/kg U], Separative work
[US-$/SWU (Separative work unit)].
January to December 2013
• Uranium: 34.00–43.50
• Conversion: 9.25–11.50
• Separative work: 98.00–127.00
January to December 2014
• Uranium: 28.10–42.00
• Conversion: 7.25–11.00
• Separative work: 86.00–98.00
January to December 2015
• Uranium: 35.00–39.75
• Conversion: 6.25–9.50
2017
January 2017
• Uranium: 20.25–25.50
• Conversion: 5.50–6.75
• Separative work: 47.00–50.00
February 2017
• Uranium: 23.50–26.50
• Conversion: 5.50–6.75
• Separative work: 48.00–50.00
March 2017
• Uranium: 24.00–26.00
• Conversion: 5.50–6.75
• Separative work: 47.00–50.00
April 2017
• Uranium: 22.50–23.50
• Conversion: 5.00–5.50
• Separative work: 45.50–48.50
May 2017
• Uranium: 19.25–22.75
• Conversion: 5.00–5.50
• Separative work: 42.00–45.00
June 2017
• Uranium: 19.25–20.50
• Conversion: 5.55–5.50
• Separative work: 42.00–43.00
July 2017
• Uranium: 19.75–20.50
• Conversion: 4.75–5.25
• Separative work: 42.00–43.00
August 2017
• Uranium: 19.50–21.00
• Conversion: 4.75–5.25
• Separative work: 41.00–43.00
September 2017
• Uranium: 19.75–20.75
• Conversion: 4.60–5.10
• Separative work: 40.50–42.00
October 2017
• Uranium: 19.90–20.50
• Conversion: 4.50–5.25
• Separative work: 40.00–43.00
November 2017
• Uranium: 20.00–26.00
• Conversion: 4.75–5.25
• Separative work: 40.00–43.00
December 2017
• Uranium: 23.50–25.50
• Conversion: 5.00–6.00
• Separative work: 39.00–42.00
2018
January 2018
• Uranium: 21.75–24.00
• Conversion: 6.00–7.00
• Separative work: 38.00–42.00
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