India to Build Medical Isotopes Reactor
India's Department of Atomic Energy is planning to build a reactor for producing medical isotopes in Visakhapatnam.
The facility aims to increase India's self-reliance in radioisotopes and make cancer treatment more affordable.
- Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- Partnership model: Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
- Purpose: Production of medical isotopes for diagnostics and therapy
DAE has decided to set up a nuclear reactor exclusively for producing isotopes for medical purposes, particularly for cancer treatment.
A senior Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) official stated that this will be India's first reactor dedicated solely to medical isotope production.
Author's summary: India plans to build a medical isotopes reactor.