GEANT4 Dynamic Simulation Facility
CNL’s GEANT4 Dynamic Simulation Facility (GDSF) is located at its Chalk River Laboratories. The GDSF was created to provide a platform for modelling particle physics interactions with materials, using the…
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High Bay and Protoyping Machine Shop
CNL’s High Bay and Protoyping Machine Shop for radioactive equipment, located at the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL), is for the set up and qualification of tooling and equipment. The building…
High Pressure Water Test Loop Facilities
Within CNL’s Fluid Sealing Technology branch, there are a number of test loop facilities. Located at the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL), the High Pressure Water Test Loop Facilities (HPWTLF) provide…
Impact Fretting-Wear Facility
CNL’s Impact Fretting-Wear Facility (IFWF) located at its Chalk River Laboratories, is designed to reproduce reactor operating conditions leading to impact fretting wear of nuclear components, such as steam generator…
Large Scale Containment Facility
CNL’s Large Scale Containment Facility (LSCF), located at its Chalk River Laboratories, has a total volume of ~1,575 m3, with a room height of 10 meters, and is designed for…
Laser Dimensioning
Located at the Chalk River Laboratories, CNL’s Laser Dimensioning (LD) capability enables the development of predictive equations for the maintenance and design of CANDU® reactor fuel channel components. The purpose…
Laser Welding Facility
Located at the Chalk River Laboratories, CNL’s Laser Welding Facility (LWF) is used for precision welding and cutting, gamma spectrometric scanning of low activity samples, and the maintenance and testing…
Mechanical Testing Laboratories
CNL’s Mechanical Testing Laboratories (MTL) are located in three separate areas at the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL). MTL machines measure the engineering properties of metals including fracture toughness, tensile strength,…
Metallographic Services Laboratory
CNL’s Metallographic Services Laboratory (MSL), located at its Chalk River Laboratories (CRL), samples reactor components for microstructure examination. Samples are prepared, and the microstructure of the material is examined, using…
Model Development Laboratory
CNL’s Model Development Laboratory (MDL) is located at its Chalk River Laboratories (CRL). The role of the MDL is to assist the R&D community in the design and fabrication of…