Australia’s slow walk to a new nuclear medicine hub


David Allen
Reporter

The replacement of Australia’s only nuclear medicine production facility will not break ground until 2028, five years after the $619 million rebuild was announced by former Industry minister Ed Husic in 2023.

The delays to the project – which was always expected to take a decade – leaves the ageing facility to be propped up for longer despite longstanding safety concerns.

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s (ANSTO) existing …

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