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Isotopes

Dr. Arjun Sahgal, Chief of Radiation Oncology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, who uses HSA cobalt to treat cancer patients with gamma knife technology, recently visited Bruce Power to tour its facilities and got a first-hand look at the cobalt-60 harvested from Unit 5. The cobalt adjuster rods sit shielded in the fuel bay, glowing blue due to the Cherenkov effect, which happens when electrically charged particles travel faster than light in a clear medium such as water.

Bruce Power harvests largest amount of cobalt-60 in its history; Made-in-Ontario medical isotope fighting cancer across the globe

2025-02-18

As a leader in the production of cancer-fighting medical isotopes, Bruce Power recently completed the largest harvest of cobalt-60 in its history during its Unit 5 planned outage, bolstering the global health-care community’s supply of this key tool in fighting … Read more

Minister Stephen Lecce visit to Bruce Power for announcement

Minister Lecce visits Bruce Power to announce new facility to process cancer-fighting medical isotopes

2024-11-08

Bruce Power and its partners in the production of medical isotopes have committed to building a hot cell facility in Bruce County, expediting their ability to process short-lived lutetium-177 to ensure it reaches cancer patients around the world in a … Read more

Isotope expansion graphic

Bruce Power to explore production of new medical isotopes, expansion of Isotope Production System

2024-11-01

Building on the success of its Isotope Production System (IPS) over the past two years, Bruce Power is looking to expand its capabilities to ensure a stable supply of cancer-fighting medical isotopes for the world health-care community. A letter was … Read more

SNO Chris Hewitt and Ryan Whitehead perform the pre system checks on the Isotope Production System before loading the first targets to be irradiated in the second guide tube TFT2.

Bruce Power and partners celebrate two years of commercial production of cancer-fighting isotopes

2024-10-24

Two years ago, Bruce Power became the first commercial nuclear operator to produce lutetium-177, a cancer-fighting isotope, through an innovative Isotope Production System (IPS) and an international collaboration with Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), Isogen (a Kinectrics and Framatome company) and … Read more

Cobalt-60 in the Bruce Power fuel bay.

Bruce Power completes shipment of crucial medical isotopes used in non-invasive cancer treatment

2024-06-26

Bruce Power completed delivery of its latest harvest of cobalt-60 and is increasing its capability to produce the important medical isotope used worldwide in the treatment of cancer, sterilization of medical equipment, and food safety. “Bruce Power continues to be … Read more

Bruce Power and its partners announce expansion of isotope capacity the University Health Network’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Group photo

Saugeen Ojibway Nation, Bruce Power, Isogen and ITM advance initiative to double capacity of IPS to produce cancer-fighting medical isotopes

2024-06-112024-05-28

An international collaboration between Bruce Power, Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), Isogen (a Kinectrics and Framatome company) and ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), came together to celebrate the installation of a second production line that will double the production capacity … Read more

SON partnership isotopes man holding lutetium-177 target

Bruce Power and Saugeen Ojibway Nation expand Gamzook’aamin aakoziwin partnership to increase production of cancer-fighting isotopes

2024-06-112024-05-22

Bruce Power and Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) have announced the expansion of their partnership in the production and marketing of cancer-fighting medical isotopes, through an investment in new isotope infrastructure at the Bruce Power site. This partnership, named Gamzook’aamin aakoziwin, which … Read more

Cobalt-60 in the Bruce Power fuel bay.

Bruce Power completes largest delivery of cobalt-60 to sterilize medical devices, fight cancer worldwide

2023-12-052023-11-23

Bruce Power completed delivery of the company’s largest ever harvest of cobalt-60, a crucial isotope used worldwide in the sterilization of billions of pieces of medical equipment and in the ongoing fight against cancer. The medical isotopes, harvested in October, … Read more

Bruce Power worker shows IPS target

Bruce Power and its partners celebrate one year of providing cancer-fighting lutetium-177 using game-changing Isotope Production System

2023-12-052023-10-24

Bruce Power and its partners, Isogen (a Kinectrics and Framatome company), ITM, and Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), mark the one-year anniversary of successfully supplying cancer-fighting lutetium-177 across the globe using the innovative Isotope Production System (IPS). With the production of … Read more

Bruce Power cobalt harvest in Unit 8.

Cobalt-60 harvest supports cancer treatment, sterilization of billions of medical devices

2023-12-052023-10-10

Bruce Power has successfully completed another harvest of cancer-fighting cobalt-60 during its planned outage in Unit 8, which will also see the installation of a system innovation that will increase the production of the medical isotope to meet the increasing … Read more

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