Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster, yesterday announced that a new life-saving cancer treatment is to be produced in Clarington.
“We are thrilled that another critical medical isotope will now be produced right here at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, helping to make life-saving cancer treatments more easily available to those who need them,” he said in an issued statement.
The Yttrium-90 isotope, or Y-90, can be used as a targeted radiation therapy to destroy liver cancer cells and shrink tumours. The design of Darlington’s CANDU reactors means this isotope can be produced while the unit is generating clean energy, the statement said.
It pointed out that Clarington has earned its reputation as a leader in clean energy. “We are the proud host of cutting-edge technologies at every stage of the nuclear lifecycle. I am delighted to welcome BWXT Medical and Boston Scientific to the Clarington community.”
Mayor Foster said investments like this help drive economic growth and job creation in Clarington and position it as a growing hub for nuclear technologies that will benefit people today and into the future.
“We are excited to work with the province, Ontario Power Generation, BWXT Medical, and Boston Scientific to help shape a clean, efficient, safe, and prosperous future for residents and businesses in our neighbourhoods, across Canada, and around the world,” he added.
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