Cablegate: Aecl Reactor Restarted

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HHS FOR OFFICE OF GLOBAL HEALTH AFFAIRS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO ECON KSCA CA
SUBJECT: AECL REACTOR RESTARTED

REF: OTTAWA 2260 AND PREVIOUS

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) has confirmed that its
National Research Universal (NRU) reactor at Chalk River,
Ontario, returned to service early Sunday (December 16)
morning. AECL anticipates that medical isotopes will begin
to be removed from NRU for processing and distribution
December 20.

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