WiN Webinar: Co-60 Isotopes: Production, Sealed Source Manufacturing and Sterilization

The Women in Nuclear (WiN) Eastern Ontario Chapter would like to invite you to our webinar on Co-60 Isotopes: Production, Sealed Source Manufacturing and Sterilization with two nuclear industry leaders.

Our presenters are Kathy Hoffman and Richard Wassenaar from Nordion.

Kathy Hoffman is the Sr. Vice President of Global Environmental, Health & Safety for Sotera Health, which includes Sterigenics, Nordion and Nelson Labs.  She has been leading the EH&S departments at Sotera Health and Sterigenics for more than 26 years and is currently responsible for the global environmental, health, and safety program across all companies.   Kathy is an industry-recognized expert in sterilization regulatory requirements and environmental, health and safety programs.  She is currently a board member of the International Irradiation Association (iiA) organization.

Richard Wassenaar is the Director of Regulatory and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) at Nordion. Richard holds a HB.Sc. (physics) from Lakehead University and a PhD (physics) from Carleton University and has held senior health and safety positions in various health care and nuclear industries. At Nordion, he is responsible for overseeing the regulatory and EHS programs for this Class 1B nuclear facility.  Richard is a member of several ANSI and CSA standards, secretory for the International Source Suppliers and Producers Association, and is involved in several IAEA committees related to sealed sources and radiation safety. Richard is a Certified Health Physicist.