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Reimagining nuclear materials for the future of medicine

May 21, 2026, 1:46PMNuclear NewsTim Tinsley and Katie Baverstock-Hunt

Nuclear medicine has come a long way since Henri Becquerel first observed the penetrating energy of radioactive materials in 1896. Today, technetium-99m alone is used in more than 40 million diagnostic procedures every year—from cardiovascular imaging and bone scans to cancer detection—making it the undisputed workhorse of nuclear medicine. That single statistic tells you something important: An enormous portion of modern diagnostic medicine rests on a surprisingly narrow foundation, one built around a small number of aging research reactors that were never originally designed for continuous isotope production.

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Canada funds fusion-based copper-67 production project

May 20, 2026, 12:42PMNuclear News

The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem, which is backed by the Canadian federal government’s Strategic Innovation Fund, has announced funding for a collaboration between Promation, Astral...

NRC proposes changes to its rules on nuclear materials

May 19, 2026, 2:52PMNuclear News

In response to Executive Order 14300, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” the NRC is proposing sweeping changes to its rules governing the use of nuclear materials...

Bruce Power, Ontario reach $300M predevelopment agreement on Bruce C

May 11, 2026, 7:11AMNuclear News

The Bruce C nuclear power plant expansion project in Ontario, Canada, moved one step closer to fruition last week with the May 7 announcement that Bruce Power and the provincial government of...

TerraPower announces second Ac-225 production facility

March 19, 2026, 9:27AMNuclear News

TerraPower Isotopes, a TerraPower subsidiary, plans to increase its actinium-225 production 20-fold by opening a new manufacturing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., and by expanding the capacity...

Going Nuclear: Notes from the officially unofficial book tour

March 13, 2026, 3:01PMNuclear NewsTim Gregory

I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and...

ANSTO-designed target increases Mo-99 yield

February 25, 2026, 1:00PMNuclear News

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) announced that it has made progress on a more cost-effective way to produce the medical radioisotope molybdenum-99, with less...

Mirion announces appointments

February 12, 2026, 3:46PMNuclear News

Mirion Technologies has announced three senior leadership appointments designed to support its global nuclear and medical businesses while advancing a company-wide digital and AI strategy. The...

Westinghouse teams with Nordion and PSEG to produce Co-60 at Salem

January 28, 2026, 6:48AMNuclear News

Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG Nuclear announced on Tuesday the signing of long-term agreements to establish the first commercial-scale production of cobalt-60 in a U.S....

Radium sources yield cancer-fighting Ac-225 in IAEA program

January 14, 2026, 3:15PMNuclear News

The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that, to date, 14 countries have made 14 transfers of disused radium to be recycled for use in advanced cancer treatments under the...

Co-60 tariffs would undermine U.S. health care, SSWG warns

November 12, 2025, 7:02AMNuclear News

In a letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Source Security Working Group (SSWG) is urging the U.S. government to withhold from imposing tariffs on Canadian-orgin cobalt-60...

Reimagining nuclear materials for the future of medicine

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