
Delivery schedule
Lu-177 n.c.a delivery interruption
Wednesday 19 March 2025
We are writing to advise that due to an issue encountered in the current production run, there will be an interruption to Lu-177 n.c.a supply over the coming weeks.
Deliveries scheduled for this week (w/c 17 March) have been completed and fulfilled.
However, we wanted to notify you as soon as possible about the following supply changes:
Week commencing 24 March: Some customer orders cannot be fulfilled and those customers have been contacted directly.
Week commencing 31 March: No supply will be available from ANSTO.
Please note: A back-up supply of Lu-177 from an international partner is unavailable. However, supply is confirmed for week commencing April 7.
The ANSTO nuclear medicine supply team is contacting affected customers directly. Please check the customer portal for your individual delivery schedule.
ANSTO apologises for this inconvenience to you and your customers.
If you have any questions, please reach out to our team at [email protected].
The Health team at ANSTO
Tc-99m Gentech Generator delivery update
15 March 2025
On Thursday 13 March 2025, ANSTO notified you that a batch of Molybdenum-99 failed our stringent quality testing, affecting orders of Gentech® Generators.
A new batch of Molybdenum-99 has now been produced and met the quality standards. Gentech® Generators for the domestic market are scheduled to be manufactured and dispatched on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 March 2025.
As we return to normal operations, customers will experience delays to their usual delivery days. Please check the customer portal for your individual delivery schedule.
The ANSTO Nuclear Medicine team will be contacting impacted customers directly.
If you have any questions, please reach out to our team at [email protected].
The Health team at ANSTO
13 March 2025
ANSTO is notifying customers of a delay affecting our supply of Tc-99m Gentech® Generators. Unfortunately, a batch of Molybdenum-99 failed our stringent quality testing. As such, we are unable to fulfill orders scheduled for delivery on Friday, 14 March 2025.
Please note that this delay may result in minor disruptions to customer deliveries into the week commencing 17 March 2025.
ANSTO will continue to provide updates as they become available.
If you have any questions, please contact our team at [email protected].
The Health team at ANSTO
Planned maintenance notification
10 February 2025
As part of our annual planned maintenance schedule, ANSTO will temporarily cease nuclear medicine manufacture from Monday 05 May to Sunday, 01 June 2025.
These maintenance shutdowns support the ongoing safe operations and reliable supply of nuclear medicine to our customers.
Product Availability
Product | Availability and order cut off times |
Gentech® Generators | Technelite Generators will be imported to cover this period, individual customer schedules will be sent directly to customers by Friday 14 February. Customer change requests should be provided to ANSTO by Friday 14 March. |
Lutetium-177 n.c.a. | Lu-177 will be imported to cover this period, an updated cut off schedule will be sent directly to customers.
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Iodine -131 Capsules & Solutions | Made to order I-131 capsules and solutions will be available from Monday, 05 May to Friday 23 May. Cut off for orders during this period will be 1pm on Thursday 01 May. A limited range of premade capsules will be available until Friday 23 May, please call the Customer supply chain team to enquire on sizes.
No supply will be available from Monday 26 May to Thursday 05 June. First available delivery date post shutdown is Friday 06 June, cut off for orders is 1pm on Thursday 05 June. Normal order cut off times resume from Friday 06 June. |
Iodine-131 Unstabilised | Last available delivery date will be Friday, 2 May. No supply from Monday 5 May to Wednesday 11 June. First delivery date post shutdown is Thursday 12 June. |
Chromium-51 | May calibration will be available as usual. June calibration will be available from Tuesday 10 June . |
Iodine-123 Radiochemical | Last available delivery date will be Tuesday 29 April. No supply will be available from Wednesday 30 April to Monday, 02 June . First available delivery date post shutdown is Tuesday 03 June. Normal cut off times apply. |
Iodine-123 MIBG | No changes to current delivery schedule. |
Cold kits | No changes to availability. |
If you have any questions, please reach out to our team at [email protected].
The Health team at ANSTO
Delivery and calibration
I-123 radiochemical
Order cut-off time remains 5 pm on Wednesday the week prior to the shipment unless otherwise specified.
Available for delivery and calibration on the following dates:
- 18 March 2025
- 01 April 2025
- 15 April 2025
- 29 April 2025
- 03 June 2025
- 17 June 2025
- 01 July 2025
- 13 August 2025 - Wednesday
- 26 August 2025
Please contact [email protected] for delivery dates beyond August 2025.
I-123 MIBG
Order cut-off time 5 pm on Thursday the week prior to the shipment unless otherwise specified.
Deliveries will take place on the following Thursdays:
- 13 March 2025
- 27 March 2025
- 10 April 2025
- 17 April 2025
- 01 May 2025
- 15 May 2025
- 29 May 2025
- 12 June 2025
- 26 June 2025
- 10 July 2025
- 07 August 2025
- 21 August 2025
- 04 September 2025
- 18 September 2025
Get in touch
If you would like to place a product order or have any further questions please contact the Health team.