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January 20, 2011
AECL reports on NRU operating progress at CNSC Commission Hearing
Reactor Performance Meets Expectations as AECL Provides Six Month Update to Commission. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) today appeared…
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March 11, 2010
Health Canada Authorizes New Source of Medical Isotopes
Health Canada has authorized Covidien of Hazelwood, Missouri, to use Molybdenum 99 (Moly-99) produced by the Maria Reactor in Poland to make Tc-99m for diagnostic imaging…
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February 23, 2010
Covidien Announces New Source Of Vital Medical Isotopes
Covidien and the Institute of Atomic Energy in Poland (IAE POLATOM) held a press conference on February 17 in Warsaw, Poland, announcing an agreement to augment…
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February 12, 2010
The isotope supply situation is about to get worse
The isotope supply situation is about to get worse. The Chalk River nuclear reactor has been out of commission since May 2009 to fix a leak. Now the Petten reactor…
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February 10, 2010
Liberals seek plan to handle isotope shortage
OTTAWA – The troubled Chalk River nuclear reactor may not be up and running until April, further delaying the return to a full supply of isotopes for vital medical tests…
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January 11, 2010
Chalk River medical isotope reactor may be down longer than expected
OTTAWA – The troubled Chalk River nuclear reactor may not be up and running until April, further delaying the return to a full supply of isotopes for vital medical tests…
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