A local company commemorates a break-through in medical imaging technology. U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Lisa Gordon-Hagerty Tuesday morning helped Northstar Medical Radioisotopes of Beloit celebrate FDA approval for a first of it kind Moly-99 production process that doesn’t use highly enriched Uranium. During groundbreaking ceremonies for a new expansion, Gordon-Hagerty anticipated Northstar would be the first company in the U.S. to produce Moly-99 since the 1980’s.
