It is worth noting, moreover, that no company has ever been denied an export license for HEU to be used in medical isotope production under current law which has, moreover, created incentives for countries to begin to convert to LEU .

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If enacted in its current form, Section 621 of this year's Energy bill , by contrast, would allow foreign companies to receive U.S. HEU for use in medical isotope production without having to move toward a low-enriched uranium (LEU) target, even if it is technically feasible for them to do so.

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The isotope, known as a medical tracer, is made outside the United States by a complicated process requiring highly enriched uranium from nuclear reactors.

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