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Belgium Calls On Europe To Take Concrete Measures On Fragile Medical Radioisotope Supply

By David Dalton
3 July 2026

Global medical imaging and cancer treatment supply chain heavily dependent on concentrated group of ageing reactors

Belgium Calls On Europe To Take Concrete Measures On Fragile Medical Radioisotope Supply
The core of the BR2 research reactor, which produces radioisotopes for medical imaging and cancer treatment. Courtesy SCK CEN.
Belgium’s energy minister Mathieu Bihet has called on the European Commission to improve the security of supply of crucial medical radioisotopes by strengthening the resilience of the supply chain and securing the investments needed to maintain and expand the bloc’s under-pressure and ageing production capacities.

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