By Ryan Drury July 18, 2020 6:00am

Bruce Power is partnering with McMaster University following an announcement on July 17th.

The new partnership will see Bruce Power and McMaster work together todevelop, advance and promote nuclear technologies in Ontario, including next generation reactors, life extension and medical isotopes.

Bruce Power and McMaster initially linked up over a shared roleas leaders in the globalmedical isotope supply chain. McMaster is home toCanadas most powerful nuclear researchreactor, and is the leading producer in the world ofIodine-125. They also are a major supplier ofHolmium-166, and both are used to treat various cancers.

This is an exciting day as we mark the beginning of a renewed partnership to explore avenues of collaboration with one of Canadas most reputable universities, says Mike Rencheck, Bruce Powers President and CEO. We want to ensure Canada remains at the forefront of global isotope development and production, while advancing new technologies around life extension and new reactor development. Todays announcement is a big step forward in achieving these goals.

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