A new isotope production system in Unit 6 of the Bruce nuclear power station in Ontario province, Canada, will increase production capacity of the cancer-fighting medical isotope lutetium-177 (Lu-177) and ensure a stable supply when Unit 7 is taken off-line for its scheduled major component replacement outage in 2028.
Bruce operator Bruce Power said it is harnessing the power of its homegrown Candu technology to produce medical isotopes through the innovative isotope system.
Federal minister of energy and natural resources Tim Hodgson visited Bruce Power to announce the installation of the system in Unit 6 – the first reactor to be renewed under the company’s life-extension programme and major component replacement project.