What Gamma-Service Recycling does

Gamma-Service Recycling GmbH is a German specialized services company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Leipzig, with operational sites in Radeberg and Dresden-Rossendorf. The company provides end-to-end management of radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and research customers, including supply of radioactive sources, transport via an ADR-compliant own truck fleet, recycling of disused sources, decommissioning of nuclear and accelerator facilities, and a globally unique recycling process for Am-241 ionization smoke detectors achieving up to 100% environmental recovery. It operates three 1,700 sqm hot cell facilities at Dresden-Rossendorf, inaugurated August 20, 2024 with a ~€10 million investment, enabling in-house re-encapsulation and conditioning of high-activity sealed sources.

The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berlin-based Eckert & Ziegler SE following a June 2017 acquisition, and operates alongside sister companies including Isotope Technologies Dresden GmbH (radiopharmaceutical equipment), Gamma-Service Medical GmbH (blood irradiation systems), and GSG International (Swiss subsidiary), with acquired entity Isotrend in the Czech Republic. Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-priced professional services contracts and one-time license/supply arrangements for radioactive sources, sold via direct field sales supported by a team of 50 physicists, engineers, radiation protection technicians, and back office staff.

Its market position is anchored by multiple regulatory authorizations under the German Radiation Protection Act (StrlSchG), ISO 9001:2015 certification, Known Consignor status, and a 25-year track record including over 250 accelerator and cyclotron decommissioning projects. The business operates in a niche, capital-intensive, regulated segment where few competitors can justify the fixed cost base of specialized hot cells and certified transport fleets.

Name

Gamma-Service Recycling

Legal name

Gamma-Service Recycling GmbH

Website

https://gamma-recycling.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gamma-Service Recycling GmbH, founded 1998 in Leipzig, supplies, transports, recycles, and processes radioactive sources for medical, industrial, and research customers across Europe, operating its own ADR-certified truck fleet and hot cell facilities as a subsidiary of Eckert & Ziegler SE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radioactive Material Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Sealed Source Manufacturing, Encapsulation & Recycling/Take-Back (Source lifecycle management) (EUAKAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Decontamination & Dismantling (D&D) of Nuclear Facilities (EUAKAFAB), Radiation Processing & Sterilization Services (Medical device sterilization, food irradiation, materials modification) (EUAKAIAG), Radiological Characterization, Surveys & Site Assessment (EUAKAFAC)

Keywords

• Radioactive material handling
• Radioactive source recycling
• Nuclear decommissioning services
• Irradiation facility services
• Radiation protection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leipzig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Supply of Radioactive Sources: Supply and delivery of radioactive sources for teletherapy devices and product irradiators used in medical and industrial applications. Includes design and production of sources and containers to customer specifications.
2. Recycling Services: Takeover and recycling of disused radioactive sources for reuse, conditioning of radioactive residues, and environmental disposal services.
3. Decommissioning and Decontamination: Planning and implementation of decommissioning work for nuclear facilities, accelerators, cyclotrons, radionuclide laboratories. Includes decontamination, radiological monitoring, dismantling and disposal services.
4. Smoke Detector Recycling: Recycling of ionization smoke detectors containing Am-241 and Kr-85, including collection, transport, and environmentally compatible processing.
5. Irradiation Facility Services: Planning, delivery, installation, commissioning of industrial irradiation facilities including Co-60 irradiation systems. Also maintenance, repair, modernization and decommissioning services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gamma-Service Recycling GmbH provides specialized services for the handling, transport, recycling and disposal of radioactive materials used in research, medicine and industry. Its offering covers five core service areas: supply and recycling of high-activity radioactive sources for teletherapy and industrial irradiators; recycling of other sources (neutron, calibration, gauging); a worldwide unique Am-241 ionization smoke detector recycling process; decommissioning and decontamination of accelerators, cyclotrons and radionuclide laboratories; and planning, installation and servicing of industrial gamma irradiation facilities.

Product overview

Gamma-Service Recycling GmbH is a specialized service company offering comprehensive solutions for radioactive material management. The company operates five core service areas: High Activity Radioactive Sources (supply, transport, and recycling of high-activity sources for industry and medicine), Other Radioactive Sources (recycling of neutron sources, calibration sources, and handling of radioactive finds), Smoke Detector Recycling (worldwide unique recycling of Am-241 and Kr-85 ionization smoke detectors), Decommissioning and Decontamination (dismantling of facilities, accelerators, and cyclotrons with radiological monitoring), and Irradiation Facilities (planning and commissioning of gamma irradiation facilities). An online Activity Calculator tool supports nuclide activity calculations. Services are delivered through own hot cells, an especially equipped truck fleet, and partnerships within the Eckert & Ziegler Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High Activity Radioactive Sources Service Supply, takeover and shipment of high-activity radioactive sources for industrial and medical applications, including source exchange for teletherapy devices and product irradiators, re-encapsulation of sealed sources in own hot cells, transport via ADR-certified truck fleet, and design and production of sources and containers to customer specification. Target customers include medical facilities using teletherapy and industrial irradiator operators.
• Other Radioactive Sources Recycling Service Recycling service for various radioactive sources including neutron sources, moisture/thickness/level gauging sources, calibration sources, sources from research centers, afterloading sources from medical applications, and identification, separation and disposal of radioactive finds.
• Ionization Smoke Detector Recycling Service Recycling of Am-241 and Kr-85 ionization smoke detectors, including takeover at customer site, transport and environmentally compatible processing with a worldwide unique recycling process for Am-241 ionization smoke detectors achieving up to 100% environmental recycling under full legal compliance and quality assurance.
• Decommissioning and Decontamination Service Full-service planning and implementation of decommissioning work including decontamination, radiological monitoring, dismantling of facilities and components, release measurements, contamination controls and clearance measurements under the radiation protection ordinance. Specializes in decommissioning accelerators, cyclotrons and radionuclide laboratories, with more than 250 accelerators decommissioned and disposed to date.
• Irradiation Facilities Service Planning, delivery, installation and commissioning of industrial gamma irradiation facilities (Co-60 tote-box facilities and pallet plants), plus maintenance, repair, modernization and decommissioning of these facilities, and consultancy in industrial irradiation technology and phytosanitation/PPQ areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% environmentally compatible recycling rate for Am-241 ionization smoke detectors
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eckert & Ziegler GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2017Parent company takeover on June 1, 2017. Eckert & Ziegler is one of the world's largest providers of isotope-related components for radiotherapy and nuclear medicine with over 860 employees globally. Gamma-Service Recycling operates as a subsidiary within this group.
• Isotope Technologies Dresden GmbH (ITD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company jointly inaugurating the 1,700 sqm hot cell facilities at Dresden-Rossendorf on August 20, 2024. Specializes in production of equipment for manufacturing radiochemicals and radiopharmaceuticals, hot cells, filling and distribution cells.
• Gamma-Service Medical GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated company founded in 2007, specializing in after-sales service and equipment manufacturing with a complete product line of blood irradiation systems for transfusion medicine and research radiation.
• IsotrendminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAcquired in 2011, based in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1992, specializes in production, distribution, quality inspection, dismantling, supply and disposal of radioactive sources, and maintenance of gamma-ray projectors for non-destructive material testing.
• GSG InternationalminorOthersFounded in 2009, based in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. International subsidiary for business development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nuvia Group: European nuclear services specialist providing decommissioning, waste management, and radiation protection services. Comparable to GSR in accelerator/cyclotron D&D, radiological characterization, and regulatory-driven radioactive material handling.
• Studsvik AB: Swedish-headquartered nuclear services company offering radioactive waste treatment, decommissioning, and radiological consulting — directly comparable to GSR's recycling and D&D service lines for nuclear facilities and isotope handling across Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Orano (formerly Areva): Global nuclear cycle company with decommissioning, waste management, and isotope-handling capabilities. Overlaps with GSR in source supply and recycling, though Orano's portfolio spans fuel cycle, logistics, and major D&D contracts across Europe.
• Mirion Technologies: Global provider of radiation detection, measurement, and nuclear safety solutions serving medical, industrial, and defense markets. Comparable to GSR's radiation-protection instrumentation, monitoring, and source-handling service work.
• Stericycle: US-headquartered regulated waste management company with a hazardous waste collection and disposal franchise. Comparable to GSR's hazardous radioactive materials collection and transport services, though at much larger scale and broader waste streams.
• Veolia Nuclear Solutions: Subsidiary of Veolia providing radioactive waste management, decommissioning, and radiation protection services globally. Comparable to GSR's hazardous-waste recycling and radiological service offerings.
• EnergySolutions: US-headquartered nuclear services company operating commercial radioactive waste processing, decommissioning, and onsite environmental services. Comparable to GSR's broader waste handling and D&D franchise, though at much larger scale and primarily in North America.
• Eckert & Ziegler SE: Parent company and the largest comparable isotope-technology platform in Europe. Overlaps with GSR in radioisotope handling, radiotherapy sources, and nuclear-medicine components, but operates at far greater scale across radiopharma, radiation therapy, and industrial sources globally.

Emerging players

• Cyclopharm (Technegas): Radiopharmaceutical company operating nuclear medicine equipment and Tc-99m generators. Touches GSR's nuclear-medicine and radioisotope handling adjacency through the cyclotron and radiopharma supply chain.
• Perma-Fix Environmental Services: US-based nuclear and hazardous waste services company providing treatment, processing, and disposal of radioactive and mixed waste. Comparable to GSR's sealed-source recycling and waste-treatment services, but with a different geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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