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UK Invests £18.8 Million In Project To Recycle Spent Nuclear Fuel For Precision Cancer Medicines

By David Dalton
18 November 2025

Aim is to use lead-212 to create treatments called targeted alpha therapies

UK Invests £18.8 Million In Project To Recycle Spent Nuclear Fuel For Precision Cancer Medicines
UKNNL has developed a way to harvest a sustainable supply of lead-212 from recycled nuclear fuel. Courtesy UKNNL.
The UK has announced investment of more than £18m (€20.4m, $23.6m) in plans to recycle spent nuclear fuel to create an “evergreen” supply of new precision cancer medicines, offering hope for patients with previously untreatable cancers.

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