Perspectives on Canada's SMR Opportunity

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Global response to request for input demonstrates strong interest in advancing SMR technology at Canada’s national nuclear laboratory.

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WR-1 Reactor Decommissioning

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CNL is proposing the decommissioning of the WR-1 reactor over a four-year period. Starting in 2016, as part of a thorough Environmental Assessment process, CNL will be preparing an environmental impact statement for submission to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for consideration.

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What’s Happening at CNL

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Analytical Chemistry Laboratories
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Biofouling and Biocorrosion Facilities
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Fission Products Behaviour Laboratory
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Health Physics Neutron Generator
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High Bay and Laboratories
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Strainer Test Facilities
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Thermalhydraulics Laboratory
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Drop Test Facility

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Canada's National Nuclear Laboratory

For more than 70 years, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has carried out groundbreaking research in nuclear science and technology. And we're just getting started. Check out what we have in store for the next 70 years.

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Revitalization of a Canadian Icon

CNL is undergoing a 10-year transformation that will revitalize its Chalk River campus, establishing a world-class nuclear research centre that is commercially competitive on the world stage.

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Solving the World's Energy Problems

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is tackling some of the world's biggest energy problems head on. Learn more about how CNL is accelerating the transition to a hydrogen economy through advanced hydrogen production and energy storage technologies.

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The Future of Energy in Canada is Small

Small modular reactors offer several advantages over traditional technologies, including the ability to purchase and construct them in a modular way, decreased up-front capital costs through simpler, less complex plants, and a reduced staff complement. And we intend to help build one by 2026.

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A World Leader in Nuclear Medicine

CNL has a long history of leadership in nuclear medicine. For decades, the company has supplied the world with medical isotopes that have been used in the treatment and diagnosis of cancer for millions of people every year.

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A Centre for Alpha Therapy Research

We're putting this experience and our facilities to good use. CNL is working to become a center of excellence in targeted alpha therapy - a new radiation therapy that better targets cancer cells, unlike existing therapies, which impact healthy cells. It will be a centre for alpha therapy research and it's coming in 2018.
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The Nuclear Cyber Security Initiative

Cyber security of industrial control systems represents a multi-billion dollar worldwide market. It's also been an area of expertise at CNL for decades. Read about the new multi-million dollar cyber security research facility we will establish in Fredericton, a major Canadian cyber security hub.

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Centre for Nuclear Forensics & Response

Safeguarding and securing nuclear material is a worldwide concern. Building on its unique capabilities in this field, CNL is working to establish a centre for government agencies and commercial partners to develop, test, calibrate and validate nuclear forensics, non-proliferation, security and response technologies and materials.
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Committed to a Clean & Prosperous Canada

As Canada's national nuclear laboratory, it is vital that CNL serves as a leader in environmental performance. The protection of the environment is an integral factor of our decision-making in all phases of our projects, including product development, planning and implementation, operations and decommissioning.

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Cleaning Up Historic Waste in Port Hope

The Government of Canada is committed to the cleanup and safe management of historic low-level radioactive waste in Port Hope and Clarington. They turned to CNL to carry out that work.

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