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Knowledge is Power series
Knowledge is Power series
- Overview
- EP1: Ontario’s electricity system in :60
- EP2: Hydroelectricity – Falling for the power of water
- EP3: Nanticoke’s evolution from coal to solar
- EP4: How does Cobalt-60 benefit healthcare?
- EP5: How does Cobalt-60 help keep hearts pumping?
- EP6: How does Cobalt-60 help keep food safe?
- EP7: Dive in with the OPG dive team
How does Cobalt-60 help keep hearts pumping?
Cobalt-60 helps keep the beat going quite literally.
Through its sterilizing power, this important isotope is vital to disinfecting medical supplies, sanitizing tools, and sterilizing implants like mechanical valves used in life-saving heart surgery. Find out how in this video.
Did you know?
- Implantable devices like orthopedics, stents, and heart valves are all sterilized using Cobalt-60
- A wide range of pharmaceuticals are also sterilized with Cobalt-60
- OPG and Bruce Power work with Ottawa-based health science company Nordion to supply Cobalt-60
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From virtual reality to 3D printing, there's a whole lot of innovation going on at OPG's X-Lab. This special division is tapping into the latest techn...

Our team of full-time, commercial divers plunge into the cold waters around our generating stations every day to keep our operations running smoothly.