AECL Cuts MAPLE Development

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  July 1, 2008 ;     578 words ......reactors located at its Chalk River Laboratories. According...the current supply of medical isotopes through commercial...associated facilities in Chalk River. NRU currently has...supply and delivery of medical isotopes to patients in North...committed to supplying ...

Health Canada: Government Emergency Legislation Swiftly Ends Medical...

CCNMatthews Newswire;  December 13, 2007 ;     249 words ......safe re-opening of the Chalk River nuclear plant. The Chalk River facility, which belongs...more than half of the medical radioactive isotopes...the shutdown of the Chalk River plant caused concern...Minister Tony Clement. "Chalk River will be back up and ...

Dedicated isotope reactors scrapped

Winnipeg Free Press;  May 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......world's supply of medical isotopes at its Chalk River, Ont., laboratories...reactor in Chalk River. The NRU reactor...can't deliver medical isotopes. Questions...the supply of medical isotopes. "We saw what...he said. Medical isotopes were at ...

Minister Clement Thanks Chalk River Staff for Quick, Safe Restart of...

CCNMatthews Newswire;  December 19, 2007 ;     425 words ...CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO--(Marketwire...Universal Reactor in Chalk River for quickly resuming...urgently needed medical isotopes. "I am happy...to thank the Chalk River Laboratory staff...Isotopes from the Chalk River facility are...produced at the Chalk ...

Chalk River can't meet medical-isotope demand

Winnipeg Free Press;  August 29, 2008 ;     551 words ......impossible for the Chalk River, Ont., nuclear...global demand of medical isotopes, even as it ramps...three days. The Chalk River plant is expected...documents is that medical isotope production...N.M. When the Chalk River facility was shut...

Health Canada: Government Emergency Legislation Swiftly Ends Medical...

Canadian Corporate News;  December 13, 2007 ;     297 words ......safe re-opening of the Chalk River nuclear plant. The Chalk River facility, which belongs...more than half of the medical radioactive isotopes...the shutdown of the Chalk River plant caused concern...Minister Tony Clement. Chalk River will be back up and running, ...

Minister Clement Thanks Chalk River Staff for Quick, Safe Restart of...

Canadian Corporate News;  December 19, 2007 ;     461 words ...CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO, Dec...Universal Reactor in Chalk River for quickly resuming...urgently needed medical isotopes. I am happy to...to thank the Chalk River Laboratory staff...Isotopes from the Chalk River facility are...produced at the Chalk ...

Recurring Isotope Shortages

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......NRG would not produce any medical isotopes for at least 2 mo. The NRG...Research Universal reactor in Chalk River, Canada, by Atomic Energy...the world (including the Chalk River facility) were scheduled...creating a domestic supply of medical isotopes in the United ...

Minister Clement Welcomes "Lessons Learned" Report on Medical Isotopes...

Marketwire;  July 28, 2008 ;     530 words ......nuclear reactor at Chalk River. The group provided...the supply of medical isotopes returned to normal...interruption in supply of medical isotopes affects the health...shutdowns of the Chalk River reactor. The paper...supply system for medical isotopes is ...

Minister Clement Welcomes "Lessons Learned" Report on Medical Isotopes...

Canadian Corporate News;  July 28, 2008 ;     586 words ......nuclear reactor at Chalk River. The group provided...the supply of medical isotopes returned to normal...interruption in supply of medical isotopes affects the health...shutdowns of the Chalk River reactor. The paper...supply system for medical isotopes is ...

Statement by the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources and...

CCNMatthews Newswire;  December 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the critical shortage of medical isotopes caused by an extended shutdown...AECL) research reactor in Chalk River. This shutdown has caused...upgrade maintenance on the Chalk River facility has been...AECL allowed the NRU at Chalk River to become out of ...

Statement by the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources and...

Canadian Corporate News;  December 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the critical shortage of medical isotopes caused by an extended shutdown...AECL) research reactor in Chalk River. This shutdown has caused...upgrade maintenance on the Chalk River facility has been...AECL allowed the NRU at Chalk River to become out of ...

MDS Nordion's MAPLE 1 Reactor Authorized for Low-power Commissioning.

PR Newswire;  October 29, 2002 ;     700+ words ......commercial production of medical isotopes MDS Nordion, the world's largest supplier of medical isotopes, announced today that...MAPLE 1 reactor in Chalk River, near Ottawa, has been...to the production of medical isotopes, and when they go fully...commercial production ...

Chalk River reactor operating

Winnipeg Free Press;  December 17, 2007 ;     311 words ...THE nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont., began operations again early Sunday morning, producing...returned to service just before 4 a.m. and its first batches of medical isotopes are expected to begin moving to Ottawa for processing and...

MDS Inc. and AECL Announce Mediation Process for MAPLE Project

CCNMatthews Newswire;  March 11, 2005 ;     366 words ......of the MAPLE facilities in Chalk River, Ontario. These facilities...will exclusively produce medical isotopes used globally for the diagnosis...supply of reactor-produced medical isotopes. MDS Inc. has more than 9...