IRE is a public utility company created in 1971. It operates as a private organisation with a board appointed by the Federal Government.IRE site is located in FLEURUS/FARCIENNE, 50 kilometres south of BRUSSELS, in a modern industrial zone which is particularly well served by international communications mode of motorway, plane and train.
IRE staff and permanent subcontractors exceed 100 people of whom over 80 % have a scientific or technical background.
IRE is the second-largest world producer of radioisotopes for medical use and is a pioneer in the design, installation and operation of Radiological Monitoring Systems.