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Latest Updates

• April 19, 2011: Update to regulatory action issued to all Class I facilities and uranium mines and mills in Canada
  
  
• March 22, 2011: CNSC request to all Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills in Canada pursuant to subsection 12(2) of the General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations

MDS Nordion

MDS Nordion operates a nuclear substance processing facility, in the Kanata region of Ottawa, where radioisotopes are processed for medical uses.

For more information, see the MDS Nordion Web site.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) licenses and regulates MDS Nordion by performing inspections and audits to verify that it meets all regulatory requirements and licence conditions. CNSC personnel conduct inspections and evaluations in numerous areas including emergency response, security and radiation protection.

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Users should be aware that information offered by non-Government of Canada sites, to which the Official Languages Act and certain other requirements may not apply, may be available only in the language(s) used by the sites in question.