Latest updates from the Nuclear Medicine Europe (NMEu) on the continuing supply problems

30 October 2024 find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team (ERT) communication regarding the Restart Delay of the HFR Reactor here

22 October 2024 find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team (ERT) communication regarding the Restart Delay of the HFR Reactor here 

30 September 2024 find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team (ERT) communication regarding the Restart Delay of the HFR Reactor here 

9 July 2024 find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team (ERT) communication regarding the Restart Delay of the OPAL Reactor here 

4 September 2023 find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team (ERT) communication regarding the restart delay of the HFR reactor here

9 August 2023 find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team communication regarding the MARIA reactor restart plans here

10 May 2023  find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team communication regarding the restart delay of the HFR research reactor here

9 May 2023 find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team communication regarding the restart delay of the HFR research reactor (NL) here

21 April 2023 find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team communication regarding the current situation with the research reactors producing medical radioisotopes here

31 January 2023  find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team communication regarding a delay in return to service of Maria Research Reactor in Poland here

20 December find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team update on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 supply here

13 December find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team update on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 supply here

23 November find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team communication on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 supply here

21 November find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team update on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 supply here

17 November find the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team update on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 supply here

15 November find an update from the NMEu's Emergency Response Team (ERT) on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 production here

10 November find an update from the NMEu's Emergency Response Team (ERT) on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 production here

9 November find attached the Nuclear Medicine Europe - Emergency Response Team update on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 supply here

7 November 2022 find an update from the NMEu's Emergency Response Team (ERT on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 production here

28 October 2022  find the NMEu's Emergency Response Team (ERT) update on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 production here

25 October 2022 find the NMEu's Emergency Response Team (ERT) update on the current global Mo-99 and I-131 production here

21 October 2022 find a recent communication from the NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) about the current global Mo-99 and I-131 production here

26 August 2022 find a recent communication from the NMEu's Emergency Response Team (ERT) information about I-131 supply during the period September 2022 through February 2023 here

21 March 2022 find a recent communication from the NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) providing an update on the HFR restart here

15 March 2022 find the recent communication from the NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) providing an update on the unplanned outage of the HFR reactor in the link below. NRG informed Nuclear Medicine Europe that it continues to expect a timely restart of the HFR reactor on 17 March. NMEu will provide a further communication only if the restart of the HFR reactor does not take place on 17 March. Link here

8 March 2022 find the recent communication from the NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) providing an update on the unplanned outage of the HFR reactor here

23 February 2022 find the latest communication from the NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) providing an update on the unplanned outage of the HFR research reactor here

15 February 2022 find the latest communication from the NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) providing an update on the unplanned outage of the HFR reactor here

9 February 2022 find the latest communication from the NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) providing an update on the unplanned production stop at IRE HEU Mo-99/I-131 production line (Belgium) here

7 February 2022 find the latest communication from the NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) concerning the update on unplanned outage of the HFR reactor here

1 February 2022 find the latest communication NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) here

26 January 2022 find the latest communication of the NMEu EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (ERT) here

11 May 2020 find the latest communication of the ERT regarding the supply of Mo-99/Tc-99 during the COVID crisis here

28 April 2020 find the latest communication from yesterday’s NMEu ERT meeting here

22 April 2020 the latest communication from the ERT about the Covid-19 and the global supply of Mo-99 and other isotopes here

7 April 2020 The most recent communication following yesterday’s meeting of the Emergency Response Team on COVID-19 AND THE GLOBAL SUPPLY OF Mo-99 & OTHER ISOTOPES here

30 March 2020 NMEu COMMUNICATION ON COVID-19 AND THE GLOBAL SUPPLY OF Mo-99 AND OTHER ISOTOPES here

25 March 2020 NMEu COMMUNICATION ON IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE GLOBAL SUPPLY OF MO-99 AND OTHER ISOTOPES here

10 March 2020 POSSIBLE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON GLOBAL SUPPLY OF Mo-99 here

6 January 2020 Please find a link to a recent communication from the EU Observatory here

23 September 2019 Please find a link to a new communication from the NMEu group about the anticipated supply situation as of September 13, 2019 here

12 August 2019 Further to the discussions at the NEA Ad-hoc Lite meeting and the subsequent NMEu Security of Supply meeting both held in Paris, NMEu have held further discussions and have prepared the following assessment here

22 July 2019 Communication from the NMEu Emergency Response Team (ERT) to the european observatory for the supply of radioisotopes for medical use here

2 July 2019 update from NME here

28 May 2019 update from NME (formerly AIPES) here

22 May 2019 update from AIPES here

Radiopharmaceutical Supply Shortages - BNMS Statement

Please view the BNMS Statement from Jilly Croasdale, BNMS Honorary Treasurer here

Supply Update from the Department of Health and Social Care

Notification from the Department of Health and Social Care

Please note that there has not been a problem with either the OPAL Reactor or Processing facility and that international shipments of bulk 99Mo have continued as scheduled. Please consult the ANSTO website for correct information.

We will continue to monitor the supply situation closely, if you are regularly experiencing shortages at the moment, please let us know the details.