𝗡𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀
Nuclear Medicine Europe has been contacted by medical facilities in the EU and US regarding the current global supply of Mo-99 which has been negatively impacted by an unscheduled outage of the HFR reactor in the Netherlands leading to the likely cancellation of the scheduled production cycle. As a result, the supply chain of this critical #radioisotope has been disrupted, impacting medical facilities that rely on Tc-99m for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Nuclear Medicine Europe works closely with reactor operators to align their production schedules in order to ensure the supply of Mo-99. Our role is to provide a platform for stakeholders to discuss common interests, monitor radioisotope production, and ensure transparent communication between all parties involved in the supply chain.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱?
In the event of a disruption in Mo-99 production, the Nuclear Medecine Europe Emergency Response Team (ERT), comprised of representatives from reactor operators and Tc-99m generator producers convenes promptly to address the issue. These meetings focus on potentially realigning reactor schedules if feasible or other measures to mitigate impact on based on patient care.
Outcomes from every ERT meeting are communicated to the European Observatory, a joint initiative between the Euratom Supply Agency and Nuclear Medicine Europe, and are distributed thereafter. These updates are crucial in keeping all stakeholders informed of progress and developments.
Tc-99m generator suppliers around the world have already informed their customers about the situation and are the best source of information on day-day supply.
For more detailed information on the coordination and logistics of radioisotope supply, we invite you to read our publication, "𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘐𝘴𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺". This document outlines the logistics of radioisotope coordination and revisits a similar supply chain disruption that occurred in 2022 :
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The photos below were captured at Sunday's meeting of the Security of Supply Working Group, held during the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) Congress in Hamburg.
