One-of-a-kind waste retrieval system to ramp up decommissioning at Whiteshell Laboratories
The Whiteshell Laboratories site is getting ready to receive a one-of-a-kind shipment that will take waste retrieval to the next...
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Administration Building demolition at Canada’s first full-scale nuclear power plant
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) continues to progress in decommissioning the Douglas Point site – the historic home of Canada’s first...
Facilities Decommissioning & Environmental Remediation clean out Chalk River Laboratories historic Bowser Room
The Bowser Room in its final stages of remediation Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) Facilities Decommissioning team recently implemented a novel remote...
CNL safely demolishes legacy Nuclear Facilities Operations Building
The demolition of the Nuclear Facilities Operations Building (office space and change rooms) marks the conclusion of a long chapter...
Environmental researchers, Clearwater River Dëne Nation team up to test toxicity of Po-210 in freshwater organisms
No Canadian water quality guidelines currently exist to protect aquatic life from polonium-210 — a radionuclide that has the potential...
WR-1 Project Achieves Regulatory Milestone
The Whiteshell Reactor – 1 (WR-1) Project’s draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has now passed the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission...
Whiteshell Laboratories Fire Department Responds to City of Thompson’s Urgent Call
Our Whiteshell Laboratories Fire Department (WLFD) is honoured to be supporting the City of Thompson and Thompson Fire Emergency Services...
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories expands clean energy siting invitation to include fusion, hydrogen and battery storage
CNL’s Clean Energy Siting Program introduces collaborative approach to siting emerging energy technologies and solutions at Canada’s national nuclear laboratories Chalk...
University of Waterloo Student Puts Proprietary CNL Tool to the Test – Investigating SMRs Role in Decarbonizing Cement Production
Research collaboration spotlights the impact small modular reactors could make in minimizing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in cement production processes...
CNL’s CNRI-H Program continues strong growth thanks to new projects with Repare Therapeutics and Defence Therapeutics
Canada’s national nuclear laboratories announces new projects with leading Canadian biopharmaceutical companies through collaborative research program Chalk River, ON – January...