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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Westinghouse, Nordion, and PSEG team up to produce Co‑60 in the United States
This past January, Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG Nuclear formalized agreements to implement newly developed cobalt-60 production technology at Units 1 and 2 of PSEG’s Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey, with the Co-60 to be supplied to Nordion. Through an ongoing joint initiative, the companies aim to harness U.S. pressurized water reactors to produce a key medical isotope and build the first commercial-scale Co-60 production platform in the United States.
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Hi-Tech Solutions
Kirt Marlow grew up in Eastern Idaho and received his degrees in Pre-Med and Nuclear Physics from Idaho State University. He has been in the nuclear industry for 30 years supporting federal and commercial customers domestically and overseas. He has worked on large DOE and DoD projects, commercial energy, and nuclear capital projects from inception through commissioning and operations. He has supported uranium fuel cycle, commercial reactors, and large-scale energy projects for most of his career. Mr. Marlow assisted in the founding of the Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium (IAEC) and serves as its President currently. He is the SVP-Energy at Hi Tech Solutions (HTS). His organization provides reactor and fuel services to existing nuclear facilities in the U.S. and overseas. HTS is providing turnkey development of electrical generation, advanced reactors, and fuel cycle services.