Canada’s nuclear safety regulator is taking action against an Ottawa manufacturing facility relating to safety, security and financial problems amid an ongoing strike by the company’s employees that reached its 200th day on Sunday.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) found Best Theratronics Ltd. is no longer in compliance with its Class 1B licence, which allows for the processing and manufacturing of radioactive materials, including uranium, thorium or plutonium.
The facility located on March Road in Kanata, manufactures external beam radiation therapy units and other medical devices that are often used for patients undergoing cancer radiation therapy.
Nuclear facilities in Canada with a 1B licence are required to provide regulators with financial guarantees to ensure they have sufficient funds available in case a site requires decommissioning and to ensure that all high-risk materials can be properly disposed of.
After an investigation, CNSC has ordered the company to cease operations of any particle accelerators it …