BARC Designs First Research Reactor Through PPP Model
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre designs first research reactor through PPP model The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has designed a research reactor that can make radioisotopes available at low costs to medical and other industries, the department of atomic energy (DAE) will share the technology with industries through a public-private partnership Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, last year announced the establishment of a Research Reactor, in public-private partnership model for the production of medical isotopes as a part of self-reliant India initiatives for DAE. And DAE also initiated discussion with potential Indian and global investors regarding this project to seek their inputs This project will be a major step towards making India self-reliant in key radioisotopes used in medical and industrial applications. As a result, it will increase the availability of effective and affordable treatments for cancer, and also expected to bring down the costs of cancer treatment in India. The industrial uses of radioisotopes include identifications of flow malfunctions, measurement of flow parameters, evaluation of the design of chemical reactors, monitoring of product quality and process efficacy. what are radioisotopes radioisotopes, also called Radioactive isotope, radionuclide, or radioactive nuclide, can also be defined as atoms that contain an unstable combination of neutrons and protons, or excess energy in their nucleus, The unstable nucleus of a radioisotope can occur naturally, or as a result of artificially altering the atom. The best-known example of a naturally-occurring radioisotope is uranium Use of radioisotopes medicine Radioisotopes are an essential part of radiopharmaceuticals, In fact, they have been used routinely in medicine for more than 30 years Nuclear medicine uses small amounts of radiation to provide information about a person's body and the functioning of specific organs, ongoing biological processes, or the disease state of a specific illness. In most cases, the information is used by physicians to make an accurate diagnosis. In certain cases radiation can be used to treat diseased organs or tumours, Radioisotopes are widely used in nuclear medicine for diagnostics as well as to treat diseases such as cancer. Radioactive isotopes have many useful applications. In medicine, for example, cobalt-60 is extensively employed as a radiation source to arrest the development of cancer. Other radioactive isotopes are used as tracers for diagnostic purposes as well as in research on metabolic processes. In India, all major radioisotopes are produced by the BARC, which houses research reactors in its Trombay campus and an accelerator in Kolkata. Some radioisotopes are imported from Europe, Australia and other Asian countries Meanwhile, the demand for radioisotopes for nuclear medicine is on the rise. Between 2018 and 2020, the number of nuclear medicine departments in the country’s hospitals has grown from 293 to 349 Typically, research reactors have facilities such as radioisotope production, testing of structural materials for its use in nuclear reactors, making neutrons available for material science studies etc. The research reactor planned by BARC primarily has facilities for radioisotope production. Apart from medical radioisotopes, provisions are also made for producing radioisotopes for industrial use like Cobalt-60, Iridium-192, Bromine-82 etc, The large scale and the technology being deployed for the planned research reactor which will enable India to not only become a significant global player in the growing nuclear medicine market but also have one of the most modern research reactors anywhere in the world,
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre designs first research reactor through PPP model The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has designed a research reactor that can make radioisotopes available at low costs to medical and other industries, the department of atomic energy (DAE) will share the technology with industries through a public-private partnership Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, last year announced the establishment of a Research Reactor, in public-private partnership model for the production of medical isotopes as a part of self-reliant India initiatives for DAE. And DAE also initiated discussion with potential Indian and global investors regarding this project to seek their inputs This project will be a major step towards making India self-reliant in key radioisotopes used in medical and industrial applications. As a result, it will increase the availability of effective and affordable treatments for cancer, and also expected to bring down the costs of cancer treatment in India. The industrial uses of radioisotopes include identifications of flow malfunctions, measurement of flow parameters, evaluation of the design of chemical reactors, monitoring of product quality and process efficacy. what are radioisotopes radioisotopes, also called Radioactive isotope, radionuclide, or radioactive nuclide, can also be defined as atoms that contain an unstable combination of neutrons and protons, or excess energy in their nucleus, The unstable nucleus of a radioisotope can occur naturally, or as a result of artificially altering the atom. The best-known example of a naturally-occurring radioisotope is uranium Use of radioisotopes medicine Radioisotopes are an essential part of radiopharmaceuticals, In fact, they have been used routinely in medicine for more than 30 years Nuclear medicine uses small amounts of radiation to provide information about a person's body and the functioning of specific organs, ongoing biological processes, or the disease state of a specific illness. In most cases, the information is used by physicians to make an accurate diagnosis. In certain cases radiation can be used to treat diseased organs or tumours, Radioisotopes are widely used in nuclear medicine for diagnostics as well as to treat diseases such as cancer. Radioactive isotopes have many useful applications. In medicine, for example, cobalt-60 is extensively employed as a radiation source to arrest the development of cancer. Other radioactive isotopes are used as tracers for diagnostic purposes as well as in research on metabolic processes. In India, all major radioisotopes are produced by the BARC, which houses research reactors in its Trombay campus and an accelerator in Kolkata. Some radioisotopes are imported from Europe, Australia and other Asian countries Meanwhile, the demand for radioisotopes for nuclear medicine is on the rise. Between 2018 and 2020, the number of nuclear medicine departments in the country’s hospitals has grown from 293 to 349 Typically, research reactors have facilities such as radioisotope production, testing of structural materials for its use in nuclear reactors, making neutrons available for material science studies etc. The research reactor planned by BARC primarily has facilities for radioisotope production. Apart from medical radioisotopes, provisions are also made for producing radioisotopes for industrial use like Cobalt-60, Iridium-192, Bromine-82 etc, The large scale and the technology being deployed for the planned research reactor which will enable India to not only become a significant global player in the growing nuclear medicine market but also have one of the most modern research reactors anywhere in the world,