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<br /> FROM: MDS NORD ION FAX NO.: 613 592 9246 05-14-97 15:55^-P-:dl <br /> ~1 ,7i~a~i~Kn. n! <br /> (.m.~ni,r .:~_'n A~ <br /> i-611 -yu <br /> _MDS Nordion r ~ - - - <br /> S<1en~e Adt~anring Health <br /> '97 ~lflti' 1`i Af1 10 1`t <br /> :~1sy 14, 1997 CCU`: _.r <br /> COUN I `f Ur HAWAII <br /> James Arakaki <br /> Chairman <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii <br /> 96720 <br /> )]eGr IsJr. Arakaki <br /> My reason for writing is to provide additional information and clarification reearding <br /> several issues raised at the vlay 7 hearing regarding the proposed irradiator. <br /> 1, ]understand that reference was made to the availabilit}' and supply of cobalt 60 <br /> and to the potential shutdou n of a reactor at the Chalk River Laboratories of <br /> Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (.AECL) <br /> h1D5 Nordion has along-term supple agreement Math Ontario Hydro for the <br /> production of cobalt 6U This has been the case for more than 20 years In <br /> addition to this source, we have a supple contract tirith Hydro Quebec <br /> The NRU reactor in Chalk River produces most of the world's supply of medical <br /> isotopes used in some 50,000 nuclear medicine imaging procedures every day <br /> around the globe. The reactor is also used by ALCL for research purposes It is <br /> scheduled to be shutdown within the next three years or so As a result, <br /> h'IDS Nordion is building two small specialh reactors solely for the production of <br /> medical isotopes. <br /> The NTtU reactor has not been used Cor cobalt 60 productlon for more than 20 <br /> years. <br /> Comm. No. `v~ <br /> E`ile No. FNp C\Q <br /> jam, 20~ Presenfed I.YNY1Na~ <br /> P'~rn MAY 1 6 1997 <br /> <br />