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Nuclear @ McMaster

Co-60 Irradiations

A 10kCi Co-60 source is housed in the industrial hotcell within containment at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor. Various irradiations are routinely done ranging from qualifying nuclear equipment to sterilization and nuclear dating.

The McMaster Nuclear Reactor industrial hotcell houses a 10 kCi (370 TBq) Cobalt-60 source. Work is conducted via manipulators (mechanical arms) behind a one meter-thick lead and oiled lined glass window. The facility includes a small air-lock system providing passage to the reactor pool. In addition, a large access door at the rear of the facility allows for movement of large pieces of equipment; access ports for instruments are also available. A variety of work is done in the hot cell, ranging from sterilization to nuclear dating to instrument calibration

A researcher uses a hot cell.