Bruce Power has completed the largest harvest of Cobalt-60 in its history during the Unit 5 Planned Outage.
This harvest will continue to bolster the global health care community’s supply of a key tool to fight disease, sterilization of medical equipment and food safety.
“The production of these potentially life-saving medical isotopes is a beacon of hope that is provided by our nuclear industry,” said James Scongack, Bruce Power’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice-President and Chair of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council.
“Through the operation of our units and our partnerships with Canada and Ontario-based supply chain and trades, people and hospitals around the world can rely on our steady supply of these vital resources.”
The isotopes are being delivered to Ottawa based Nordion to be processed and then distributed across the world.
