The supply of medical radioisotopes

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Executive summary
	Introduction
	The market impact study
	Capacity modelling
	Results: capacity impacts
	Cost modelling
	Results: cost impacts
	Need for policy action
	Conclusion
Chapter 1. Introduction
	1.1. Purpose of the study
	1.2. HEU use in the 99Mo/99mTc supply chain
	1.3. Overview of the NEA study on LEU-target conversion impacts
	1.4. Sources and uncertainties around information
Chapter 2. Capacity impacts of LEU-target conversion
	2.1. Framework and methodology of capacity modelling
	2.2. Reference capacity data
	2.3. Economic- and technology-challenges situations
	2.4. Capacity impact elements
	2.5. Capacity impacts from converting to LEU targets
	2.6. Comment on high-density targets
	2.7. Conclusions regarding the expected capacity impacts from LEU-target conversion
Chapter 3. Cost impacts of LEU-target conversion
	3.1. Framework and methodology of economic modelling
	3.2. Economic modelling scenarios
	3.3. Cost impact elements
	3.4. Cost impacts from converting to LEU targets
	3.5. Conclusions regarding the expected cost impacts from LEU-target conversion
Chapter 4. Conclusions on the market impacts of converting to the use of LEU targets for 99Mo production
References
Annex 1. Expert working group
Annex 2. Capacity impact elements
Annex 3. Cost impact elements
	Important cost impact elements
	Cost impact elements identified as “important but not likely”