Speaking at the announcement ceremony, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami affirmed that the organization had produced the above-mentioned nuclear radioactive substance within 6 months.

Iran's nuclear organization announced the production of radioactive nuclei. Photo: tehrantimes.com

IRNA said the radioactive substance was created as a result of a research project at Iran's Nuclear Sciences and Technology Research Institute to develop techniques to separate and purify Caesium-137 during nuclear fission reactions.

Caesium-137 is a radioactive nuclide with a half-life of about 30 years. It does not occur naturally but is found mainly in spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste.

Caesium-137 has many practical applications in the medical and industrial fields, commonly used in radiation measuring devices, radiotherapy, radiation therapy and many other types of industrial measuring instruments.

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