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Iodine Pills: What are they? Who gets them? Where do you get them?

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog

Emergency Alert Questions about iodine pills were prompted by the Emergency Alert from the Pickering Nuclear Generation Station that many Ontario residents were startled with on Sunday January 12th at 7:32 . While the message did state that there was no abnormal...

RSIC- the Newest Member of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC)

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog

Nuclear technology can save lives, aid in industrial quality control and improve the quality of products through use of radioisotopes. They can be used for screening, diagnosis and therapy of various medical conditions. Every week 20,000 patients in Canada benefit...

Happy Valentines Day from the RSIC

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Feb 14, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized

On this Valentines day, all of us at the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada are wishing you love and happiness. Take care of yourself, of your heart and your safety. Radiate love and remember to check in with us now and then. We may not be able to give relationship...

Marie Curie – 151 years of Innovation and Radiation Safety

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Nov 7, 2018 | Blog

Today we celebrate Marie Curie, a pioneer nuclear physicist. Her ground-breaking work on radioactivity revolutionised medicine. It brought her not one, but two Nobel Prizes! In addition, she was the first female recipient of the Nobel Prize. She made possible the...

Test Your Home for Radon Gas This Fall

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Nov 2, 2018 | Blog

November is Radon Action Month. It is an opportunity to bring attention to the radon gas hazard. More importantly, it is a chance for all of us to do something vital for our health: test our homes for radon. Why does this matter to me? Radon is the...

Potassium Iodide Pills for Schools

by Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog

In 2015, potassium iodide pills were distributed to homes, businesses, and institutions (including schools) that are located within a 10 km radius around Darlington and Pickering nuclear power stations, in case of the unlikely situation of a nuclear emergency...