The production of cobalt-60 is critical to healthcare and, with demand soaring, the challenge is to expand supply, writes Martin Comben from the International Irradiation Association. There are a ...

After a two-day hunt, a stolen truck containing the lethal radioactive material cobalt 60 was found in the rural Mexican town of Hueypoxtla. Mexican nuclear safety authorities suspect the carjackers ...

EDF and Framatome have announced the launch of a feasibility study aimed at producing cobalt-60 for medical applications in one of EDF’s nuclear reactors. (Image: Framatome) Co-60 is used to sterilise ...

Thanks to recent advances in technology, health authorities are able to select from among a variety of radiotherapy technologies. An IAEA General Conference side event held today provided guidance on ...

Ultra Safe is developing a variety of nuclear energy technologies. Credit: Ultra Safe Nuclear Intuitive Machines plans to use a Cobalt-60 heat source from Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation for its Air ...

The Washington Post is running a rather breathless story about how Isis could have potentially had a dirty bomb from materials that were available in Mosul, that town that they controlled until just ...

Gamma irradiation technology was established in the 1950’s and has developed to become the most commonly used irradiation sterilization technology. Today approximately 300 irradiation facilities ...

The rights have been acquired by Universal Pictures to adapt the cult comic Cobalt 60 to film, which will be directed by 300's Zack Snyder! Snyder and his wife Debbie will also produce the film and ...

Bloody Disgusting posted news today that Universal Pictures has secured the rights for the adaptation of the cult comic book Cobalt-60 and has Zack Snyder as director and a producer. The comic is ...