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CHALK RIVER RE-STARTS ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
A new supply of the medical isotopes needed to diagnose and treat millions of patients around the world will soon be available. The source is the Chalk River nuclear reactor plant in Ontario which went back into operation this week after a 15-mointh shutdown. Marc Montgomery talks to Dr. Jean-Luc Urbain, president of the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine, who explains the importance of this development.
Website: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2659114/
Photo: Shown is a warning sign outside of the nuclear reactor at the Atomic Energy Canada Limited plant in Chalk River, Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
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