Nordion International Inc.
Title
Nordion International Inc.
Type
Company
Coverage
Kanata, ON
Active From
1946-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Location
447 March Road, Kanata, ON (1988, 2006, 2024)
Product Areas
Radioactive Isotopes
Activities
Manufacturing
Timeline
- 1946 – Originally established as the Commercial Products Division, a “three-person, departmental operation of a Canadian Government-owned corporation”. This was radium sales division of Eldorado Mining and Refining Ltd., a corporation that had been nationalised in 1943 by the Canadian Government. (“The Global Movement of High-Energy Commercial Radioactive Materials (Cobalt-60)”; “Eldorado Resources” Wikipedia)
- 1952 – Canadian government forms Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., and the Commercial Products Division (CPD) is transferred to AECL. (“Nordion” Wikipedia)
- 1988 – Ownership of Nordon switched from the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. Name changed from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Radiochemical Company to Nordion International Inc. Active at 447 March Road, Kanata, ON. (Letter from Nordion International Inc. to United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
- 2006 – Active at 447 March Road, Kanata, ON. (“Competent Authority Certification For a Special Arrangement…”)
- 2014 – Acquired by Sotera Health, an international health company headquartered in Broadview Heights, Ohio, USA. (“Nordion” Wikipedia)
- 2024 – Active in Kanata, ON as “Nordion Inc., A Sotera Health company” (https://www.nordion.com/)
- 1952 – Canadian government forms Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., and the Commercial Products Division (CPD) is transferred to AECL. (“Nordion” Wikipedia)
- 1988 – Ownership of Nordon switched from the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. Name changed from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Radiochemical Company to Nordion International Inc. Active at 447 March Road, Kanata, ON. (Letter from Nordion International Inc. to United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
- 2006 – Active at 447 March Road, Kanata, ON. (“Competent Authority Certification For a Special Arrangement…”)
- 2014 – Acquired by Sotera Health, an international health company headquartered in Broadview Heights, Ohio, USA. (“Nordion” Wikipedia)
- 2024 – Active in Kanata, ON as “Nordion Inc., A Sotera Health company” (https://www.nordion.com/)
Sources
“Competent Authority Certification For a Special Arrangement…” U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (2006) (https://osrp.lanl.gov/Documents/SFCertificates/USA-0734-X.pdf)
“Eldorado Resources” Wikipedia, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_Resources) [26-11-24]
Letter from Nordion International Inc. to Nuclear MaUnited States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1, October 3, 1988. (https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0216/ML021630473.pdf)
“Nordion” Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordion) [26-11-24]
Zeitlhofer, F.R. “The Global Movement of High-Energy Commercial Radioactive Materials (Cobalt-60)” (https://resources.inmm.org/system/files/patram_proceedings/1995/785.PDF)
“Eldorado Resources” Wikipedia, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_Resources) [26-11-24]
Letter from Nordion International Inc. to Nuclear MaUnited States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1, October 3, 1988. (https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0216/ML021630473.pdf)
“Nordion” Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordion) [26-11-24]
Zeitlhofer, F.R. “The Global Movement of High-Energy Commercial Radioactive Materials (Cobalt-60)” (https://resources.inmm.org/system/files/patram_proceedings/1995/785.PDF)
Collection
Citation
“Nordion International Inc.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 30, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8303.
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