Canadian agency pulls plug on molybdenum reactors

May 19, 2008 Canadian agency pulls plug on molybdenum reactors James Brice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atomic Energy Canada has halted development work on twin reactors at Chalk River, ON. They were the planned successors for an aging research nuclear reactor that is the source of molybdenum-99 isotope used in 19 million nuclear medicine imaging procedures annually. Atomic Energy Canada (AECL) announced May 16 that work on the reactors would halt immediately, effectively killing the troubled project. The AECL decision was based on escalating development costs and the expected additional time and risks associated with eventually bringing the two reactors online, according to the company.

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