Posts Tagged ‘canada’

Canada’s Nordion Inc extended to 2013

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

The life sciences company will supply Molybdenum, until December 31st 2013, longing a deal that was to expire on July 31st for a further 2 years.

Nordion, which changed it name from MDS Inc in 2010 last week said it hopes that the isotopes supplied by the National Research Universal reactor to generate about $4 million a month in operating income.

It expected that the profitability in the second half of 2011 finishing to be held back by a planned shutdown of the NRU reactor for inspections and higher costs from importing isotopes from Russia.

Canadian Reactor finally back online

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

A nuclear reactor based in Canada that has been shut down for 15 months has finally been reopened.

It has been under repair for the whole time and this week it was back up, there also is another reactor based in the Netherlands which has also been down and still is until hopefully being back up next month.

The reactor in Chalk River (Canada) makes molybdenum and from this place it has to be sent straight away directly to various hospitals and pharmacies as the radioactive metal has a ‘half life’ of around 66 hours.

Solid closes private placement

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Solid Resources Ltd. (”Solid” or the “Company”) announces that it has closed a private placement of 17,810,000 Units at a price of $.05 per Unit for total gross proceeds of $890,500.00. Each unit consists of one Common Share and one Common share Purchase Unit. Each Warrant is exercisable for a period of 24 months at a price of $.10 if exercised during the first twelve months and $.20 if exercised thereafter. The common shares of Solid acquired pursuant to this private placement are subject to a four month hold period which will expire in March, 2010. This transaction is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements which are related to exploration activity and future prospects and profitability and which may contain words such as “could”, “should”, “expect”, “believe”, “will” and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performances and/or achievements of Solid to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include fluctuations in the market conditions and prices of tantalum, lithium, tin, silver and other metals and related products and services; competition; political and economic conditions in countries in which Solid does business; changes in laws and regulations, including environmental regulations, to which Solid is subject, and other factors which are described in further detail in Solid’s filings with the Canadian Securities Regulators.

Source: News wire

China Zirconium files application to cease being reporting issuer in Canada

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

China Zirconium Limited today announces that it has applied to the securities regulatory authorities in each of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario for a decision deeming it to have ceased to be, a reporting issuer in such jurisdictions. As a reporting issuer under applicable Canadian securities laws, the Company is subject to Canadian filing and disclosure requirements in addition to those applicable under the laws of other jurisdictions and the requirements of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (”SEHK”). If the decision is made, the Company will no longer be a reporting issuer in any jurisdiction in Canada.

The Company has undertaken to continue to send or provide to its security holders in Canada all disclosure material that is required to be sent or provided to Hong Kong resident security holders of the Company, in the same manner and at the same time, that such material is required to be sent or provided to Hong Kong resident security holders under applicable Hong Kong securities laws or SEHK requirements. This information is also available to the Company’s security holders through a filing system developed for the Canadian Securities Administrators entitled The System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at sedar.

SourceMarketwire

China Zirconium files application to cease being reporting issuer in Canada

Monday, October 26th, 2009

China Zirconium Limited today announces that it has applied to the securities regulatory authorities in each of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario for a decision deeming it to have ceased to be, a reporting issuer in such jurisdictions. As a reporting issuer under applicable Canadian securities laws, the Company is subject to Canadian filing and disclosure requirements in addition to those applicable under the laws of other jurisdictions and the requirements of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (”SEHK”). If the decision is made, the Company will no longer be a reporting issuer in any jurisdiction in Canada.

The Company has undertaken to continue to send or provide to its security holders in Canada all disclosure material that is required to be sent or provided to Hong Kong resident security holders of the Company, in the same manner and at the same time, that such material is required to be sent or provided to Hong Kong resident security holders under applicable Hong Kong securities laws or SEHK requirements. This information is also available to the Company’s security holders through a filing system developed for the Canadian Securities Administrators entitled The System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at sedar.

Source: www.yournuclearnews.com

Japan discusses radioisotope shortage

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

The question of how to secure a steady supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and technetium-99 (Tc-99m) was the main theme of Japan Radioisotope Association’s annual meeting, held from 1-3 July in Tokyo.

During panel discussions on the first day various experts, specialists and others vigorously debated the issue according to reports by JAIF. The supply of the substance remains unstable due to suspension of operations of NRU reactors in Canada. Japan uses 14% of all the Mo consumed in the world.

 

In the future, highly enriched uranium (HEU) will not be used in order to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation. JAIF said that a method for producing Mo and Tc-99m without HEU will be demonstrated at the Japan Materials Testing Reactor (JMTR) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). Those efforts are expected to be able to meet domestic demand.

Meanwhile inspection work at Canada’s NRU reactor continues. On 8 July operator Atomic Energy of Canada Limited said it will not return to service before late 2009.

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