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Ontario invests in medical radioisotope production at McMaster

August 6, 2026, 7:03AMNuclear News
The core of the McMaster Nuclear Reactor. (Photo: McMaster University)

With a new investment of C$4.6 million (approximately $3.3 million) from the government of Ontario, Canada, operations of the McMaster Nuclear Reactor (MNR) at McMaster University are being expanded to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in order to boost the production of medical radioisotopes.

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