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Canada – CNSC issues BWXT Medical Ltd. a Class IB nuclear substance processing facility licence to operate the Nuclear Medicine Production Facility
Ottawa Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced its decision to issue BWXT Medical Ltd. (BWXT Medical) a Class IB nuclear substance processing facility licence to operate the Nuclear Medicine Production Facility (NMPF) in Ottawa, Ontario. Until this decision, the NMPF was 1 of 2 production facilities operated by Nordion (Canada) Inc. under its own separate licence. This decision follows a public hearing held virtually on June 9, 2021. The licence allows BWXT Medical to process a variety of radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine at the NMPF. In making its decision, the Commission considered submissions from BWXT Medical and ... Read more