Reactor leak halts Canada isotope work for 3 months
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 05:14
in Mathematics & Economics
A Canadian nuclear reactor that produced about a third of the world's supply of medical isotopes has halted operation for three months due to a heavy water leak, authorities said.
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