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Regulators approve medical isotope hot cell facility at Bruce Power

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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved the operation of an on-site hot cell facility at Bruce Power’s Tiverton plant. A hot cell is a heavily shielded, secure containment chamber used to safely handle radioactive materials. Bruce Power said its hot cell will enable qualified operators to handle irradiated materials remotely while minimizing radiation exposure. The […]

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Unearthing the Future: Inside NLR’s Summer Educational Programs

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An underground mine provided some welcomed cool on a peak-summer day in the mountains west of Denver, Colorado, for a group of 21 undergraduate interns from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). Outfitted with hard hats, and as gravel crunched under their closed-toed shoes, the … [continued]

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