03 Aug Sotera Health Announces Acquisition of Iotron Industries
This acquisition expands Sotera Health’s presence in Canada and the U.S. through the addition of important radiation processing capacity, technology and expertise.
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27 Feb Westinghouse Partners with Nordion to Increase Future Supply of Life-Saving Cobalt-60
Ottawa, ON (Canada) February 26, 2020 – Westinghouse Electric Company and Nordion (Canada) Inc., a Sotera Health Company, today announced they have signed a Letter of Intent to develop innovative isotope production technology that will allow Cobalt-60 to be produced in Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs)….
09 Dec Darlington to Become New Source of Life-saving Medical Isotope
TORONTO & OTTAWA – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Nordion (Canada) Inc. have signed an agreement to expand production of Cobalt-60 to the Darlington Nuclear Station. Currently, approximately 50% of the world’s Cobalt-60 is produced in Ontario. Cobalt-60 is a life-saving isotope responsible for sterilizing…
09 Oct Nordion and SNN Pursue Potential Cobalt-60 Production at Romanian Power Plant
October 9, 2019 – OTTAWA, CANADA; BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – Nordion (Canada) Inc., a Sotera Health Company, and Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN) of Romania jointly announce an agreement to evaluate the potential commercial production of Cobalt-60 at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant (CNPP). The companies…
07 Sep Bruce Power, Nordion and Xcision bringing more efficient, patient-friendly breast cancer treatment to Ontario
TIVERTON, ON – September 4, 2019 – Bruce Power, Nordion, and Xcision have entered into a collaborative framework agreement to support the use of Cobalt-60 and the GammaPod™ for life-saving cancer treatments. “The GammaPod is an amazing technology that could shorten the course of treatment,…
04 Apr Nordion and BRIT Collaborate to Bring Cobalt-60 from India to Global Markets
OTTAWA, April 1, 2019 /CNW/ – Nordion (Canada) Inc. a Sotera Health Company, announces the purchase of Cobalt-60 from the Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), a unit of the Government of India Department of Atomic Energy, for distribution to Europe. The collaboration combines Indian-developed technology to…
26 Mar Nordion and Tong Xing Expand Cobalt-60 Supply Agreement
OTTAWA, CANADA – March 26, 2019 – Nordion (Canada) Inc., a Sotera Health Company, has signed an amendment to an existing agreement with Tong Xing (Beijing) Nuclear Technology Co. Ltd. (TXNTC), a subsidiary of China Isotope & Radiation Corporation (HK. 01763) to supply Nordion with…
28 Feb Nordion Acquires Technology to Expand Future Global Cobalt-60 Supply
OTTAWA, Feb. 28, 2019 – Nordion (Canada) Inc., a Sotera Health Company, announces the acquisition of technology patents related to the production of Cobalt-60 in Light Water Reactors (LWRs) from GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (GEH). Nordion plays a significant role in safeguarding global health…
07 Aug Sotera Health’s Nordion completes the sale of its medical isotopes business to BWXT
Nordion’s increased focus on gamma technologies supports Sotera Health’s company-wide commitment to Safeguarding Global Health™
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH – August 6, 2018 – Sotera Health LLC, the world’s leading, fully integrated protector of global health, today announced the closing of the sale of the Medical Isotopes segment within its Nordion business to BWX Technologies…
17 Apr Sotera Health LLC announces intent to sell Nordion’s Medical Isotopes segment to BWXT
Sotera Health committed to Safeguarding Global HealthTM with Nordion’s increased focus on global gamma technologies business
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH – April 17, 2018 – Sotera Health LLC, the world’s leading, fully integrated protector of global health, today announced that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to sell the Medical Isotopes segment of its…