"This important contribution to health care from Ontario's nuclear sector is a reminder of why our province is a global leader in nuclear medicine," said Reza Moridi, Minister of Research and Innovation. "I am proud to celebrate the partnerships that are keeping this province at the forefront of innovations that save lives, improve quality of life and bring diversity to our economy."
"This long-term isotope supply is an example of Ontario innovation at work that is helping to meet the needs of a modern health care system while also securing high-tech Ontario jobs," added MPP Dipika Damerla, Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
Both organizations expect to complete a range of activities in 2016 to further develop this supply capability and will carry out the appropriate technical, commercial and regulatory due diligence. Bruce Power and Nordion facilities are regulated by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and both companies will continue in all of their activities to meet their requirements as nuclear licensees.
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About HSA Cobalt-60 and key statistics
High Specific Activity (HSA) Cobalt is typically used for relatively small, high intensity radioactive sources. These applications include non-invasive radiosurgery for the precise treatment of brain tumors as well as other external beam therapies that are used to treat more general cancer tumors in the body. Because of the precision required for these lifesaving therapies, the radioactive sources need to be small enough to provide the accuracy of dose for the required treatment while still being strong enough to provide a reasonable treatment time for patients. HSA Cobalt-60 cancer treatments, partly pioneered in Canada, have been used for more than 60 years to treat these kinds of diseases in an estimated 35 million patients worldwide.
About Nordion (Canada) Inc.
Nordion provides market-leading products used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. We are a leading provider of medical isotopes and gamma technologies that benefit the lives of millions of people around the world. Our products are used daily by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, medical-device manufacturers, hospitals, clinics and research laboratories. Nordion supplies products to approximately 500 customers across more than 40 countries around the globe, and is a standalone business within Sterigenics International LLC, the global leader in outsourced contract sterilization services, gamma technologies and medical isotopes. Find out more about Nordion at www.nordion.com and follow us at twitter.com/NordionInc.
About Bruce Power
Bruce Power operates the world's largest operating nuclear generating facility and is the source of roughly 30 per cent of Ontario's electricity. The company's site in Tiverton, Ontario is home to eight CANDU reactors, each one capable of generating enough low-cost, reliable, safe and clean electricity to meet the annual needs of a city the size of Hamilton. Formed in 2001, Bruce Power is an all-Canadian partnership among TransCanada, Borealis Infrastructure Management (a division of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System) as well as the Power Workers' Union and Society of Energy Professionals. A majority of Bruce Power's employees are also owners in the business.
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