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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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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria is the world’s center for cooperation in the nuclear field, committed to promoting safe, secure, and peaceful uses of nuclear energy and technology. The IAEA offers opportunities to engage in current, meaningful issues of global security, prosperity, and technological advancement while working in a dynamic and globally focused workplace. Housed at Argonne National Laboratory, IAEA Programs works with the Department of State to serve as an interface between the IAEA and the US nuclear community. The IAEA Careers Program encourages well-qualified US citizens to consider careers in the IAEA's non-Safeguards departments and assists US candidates in the applications process.
