Rosatom will build a center for radiation sterilization of medical devices in Kazan

MOSCOW, August 9. A multifunctional center for radiation sterilization of medical devices, one of the largest in Russia, is planned to be built in Kazan by 2023, its creation will cost 300 million rubles, according to the website of the official publication of the Russian nuclear industry, the Strana Rosatom newspaper. radiation sterilization of medical products: dressings, syringes, catheters, blood transfusion and filtration systems, etc. » the network being created, Strana Rosatom notes. The center will open on the territory of the «Pharmmedpolis RT» medical cluster. The planned capacity of the center is the processing of 900 thousand boxes per year with an absorbed dose of 15-25 kilogray of radiation (the dose is equal to one gray if, as a result of absorption of ionizing radiation, the substance received one joule of energy per kilogram of mass). For sterilization, an electron accelerator with an energy of up to 10 MeV and an electron beam power of up to 20 kilowatts will be used. Radiation sterilization is highly effective (all manipulations are carried out on sealed products without the need to open the package) and environmentally friendly — it does not release any chemicals into the environment. «Rosatom» creates a test for the diagnosis of stomach cancer at an early stage The center decided to build in Tatarstan for several reasons, explains «Strana Rosatom.» there are many large anchor customers for whom such a service is in demand, «the message says. The location of the future sterilization center in an industrial medical cluster in the vicinity of medical device manufacturers also played a significant role in the selection of the project site — by organizing a full production cycle, it will be possible to reduce logistics costs and the cost of products. «And the proximity to the international airport and the federal highway will allow working with customers outside the republic,» adds Strana Rosatom. Rosatom intends to open production of «nuclear bullets» for cancer treatment