22 December, 2020
Fighting a pandemic
In response to the urgent need for ventilators as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, CNL was part of an...
16 September, 2019
Enabling targetted alpha therapy
CNL launches a new program to advance the production, availability and scientific understanding of actinium-225, a rare isotope that has...
16 September, 2018
A new lab for cyber security expertise
CNL opened the National Innovation Centre for Cybersecurity in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to focus on the protection of reactor and...
16 September, 2017
A revitalization of the Chalk River campus
AECL, on behalf of the Government of Canada, announced the investment of $1.2 billion into the revitalization of the Chalk...
16 September, 2017
A global hub for SMR development
CNL launches its program to site a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) demonstration unit at one of its managed sites before...
16 September, 2016
Environmental remediation underway
CNL began two major environmental remediation projects: the Near Surface Disposal Facility to dispose of low-level radioactive waste; and the...
16 September, 2014
CNL “stands up”
On November 3, 2014, AECL launched a wholly-owned subsidiary named Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is "stood up" to manage and...
16 September, 2010
Muons for research and security
AECL, in conjunction with government agencies and industry, develop a muon detector to monitor transport containers for nuclear materials. The...
16 September, 2009
Thorium fuels
AECL demonstrated Thorium fuel for use in CANDU reactors....
16 September, 2000
A safe and secure world
AECL tests bundles of American Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel at the Chalk River Laboratories in the NRU reactor. The tests...