The facility was temporarily shut down on 17 November 2017 as a result of non-adherence to some standard operating procedures (SOPs). Production trial runs commenced on 21 February 2018.
The estimated total revenue loss for NTP Radioisotopes (SOC) Ltd is about R250 million. 92.7% of the total revenue is generated in foreign currency. The average monthly fixed costs for NTP Radioisotopes (SOC) Ltd amount to R32 million.
The NTP Board commissioned an investigation to determine the root cause of the incident. Internal oversight for Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Nuclear Safety assurance will be strengthened throughout the organization and regular compliance and assurance exercise conducted.