Carbon-14 Mass Production

China has achieved the mass production of carbon-14 isotopes via its commercial reactor for the first time, announced the China National Nuclear Corporation on Saturday.The project was carried out in China’s very first nuclear power plant, Qinshan, and the production capacity is expected to fully meet domestic demand.
The Power Plant inaugurated the project in 2022 by producing the carbon-14 in a heavy water reactor of commercial nuclear power units, in an attempt to ensure the domestic supply of the radioactive isotopes.Carbon-14 is widely applied as a marker in agriculture, chemistry, medicine, biology and other fields for being radioactive and detectable.