Consortium to run isotopes facility

MONTREAL — Ottawa has selected a group of nuclear engineering firms as the preferred bidder to operate its nuclear laboratory in eastern Ontario that is one of the world’s largest producers of medical isotopes. Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford says the Canadian National Energy Alliance was chosen to manage and operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), a subsidiary of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., after a competitive bidding process. The consortium includes SNC-Lavalin, CH2M HILL Canada Ltd., Fluor Government Group Canada Inc., EnergySolutions Canada Group Ltd. and Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear Canada Ltd.