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Europe Must Act To Fix Vulnerable Nuclear Medicine Supply Chain, Says ENS High Scientific Council

By Nigel Davies
27 April 2026

Production of many medical radioisotopes takes place in research reactors, which are experiencing ageing issues

Europe Must Act To Fix Vulnerable Nuclear Medicine Supply Chain, Says ENS High Scientific Council
The HSC said the radionuclide and radiopharmaceutical supply chain was inherently complex and fragile. Courtesy NRG Pallas.
Europe’s medical radionuclide and radiopharmaceutical supply chain is vulnerable due to limited production facilities and distribution challenges and must be strengthened to maximise its full potential, a position paper from the European Nuclear Society’s (ENS) High Scientific Council (HSC) has found.

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