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Re: [cdn-nucl-l] Nuclear medicine tests hit by Canadian reactor shutdown

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From: Randal Leavitt <randal.leavitt@rogers.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:25:48 -0500
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Jerry Cuttler wrote:
>
>  *Nuclear medicine tests hit by Canadian reactor shutdown* 12/6/2007
>  By Reuters Health
>
>  TORONTO (Reuters), Dec 6 - Hundreds of thousands of medical tests
>  worldwide were in jeopardy after a key maker of radioisotopes for
>  nuclear medicine said on Wednesday that its Canadian reactor would be
>  out of commission longer than expected.

It seems to me that the regulator is being a bit silly in this case.  At 
the same time, running a critical service without a backup seems like an 
invitation for trouble.  Why is it so difficult to be cautious and 
reasonable?

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