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Future of Radioisotopes in India References:

Mo99 production by BRIT in collaboration with INVAP • https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/
non-power-nuclear-applications/radioisotopes-research/
BRIT is building a Mo99 processing facility in radioisotopes-in-medicine.aspx
collaboration with INVAP, Argentina. The production
process of fission-based Mo is a sophisticated • Nuclear medicine in India: A historical journey- Anshu
technology. It is almost a miniature “back end nuclear Rajnish Sharma
fuel cycle” of a nuclear power plant, handling large
scale of activity, having many of isotopes, and all kind of • https://www.biospace.com/article/technetium-99m-
radioactivity. market-advancements-in-imaging-techniques-and-soaring-
demand-for-radiotherapy-to-aid-market-growth
Indian Government reforms the Atomic Energy
Regulation and allows for private participation • https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/67dec9af-en/index.
html?itemId=/content/component/67dec9af-en#wrapper
• Research reactor to be constructed in PPP mode
(for medical isotopes) • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK215146/

• Irradiation tech for food in PPP Mode • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcTBlq-53wI

• The nuclear sector-based Start-up ecosystem • https://www.britatom.gov.in/about-us/brit-overview

Conclusion • https://www.britatom.gov.in/sites/default/files/
Publications/RPH_exhibit.pdf
The Government’s step to reform the Atomic Energy • https://science.sckcen.be/~/media/Files/Science/
Sector will facilitate nuclear medicine growth in India. Events_2015/5thsymposium_05052015/1_B_PONSARD.
A larger section of the patients would benefit from the pdf?la=en
availability of high-tech diagnostic procedures and
medication at an affordable rate.
About Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd.

TATA Consulting Engineers Ltd. (TCE), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Tata Sons was established in 1962.
TCE has been associated with Indian Government’s
Nuclear establishment, Department of Atomic Energy
(DAE) right from the inception of the first Indigenous
Nuclear power plant to engineering over 7.15 GW of
Nuclear plants. With vast experience in the design and
engineering of Research Reactors like Dhruva, Bhavini
and designing complicated Fuel handling machines,
Automated Material Transfer inside Vacuum Glove Box,
TCE is ready to support customers planning to build
Research Reactors for Radioisotopes.

Author

Vikas Manohar - Head Asia Pacific
Tata Consulting Engineers Limited (TCE)

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