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…
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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…
Nuclear Instrumentation Development Laboratory
CNL’s Nuclear Instrumentation Development Laboratory (NIDL) located at the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) is used for the development of advanced nuclear instrumentation and detector systems. The NIDL is equipped with…
Recycle Fuel Fabrication Laboratories
CNL’s Recycle Fuel Fabrication Laboratories (RFFL), located at its Chalk River Laboratories (CRL), has been in operation for over 30 years. The RFFL is designed to produce mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel,…
Single-Specimen Uniaxial-Stress Thermal Creep Facility
CNL’s Single-Specimen Uniaxial-Stress Thermal Creep Facility (SSUSTCF) is located at the Chalk River Laboratories. The SSUSTCF or Creep Facility was designed to support deformation/creep studies on reactor materials such as…
Small Scale Burst Test Facility
CNL’s one of a kind Small Scale Burst Test Facility (SSBTF) is located at its Chalk River Laboratories. The SSBTF was created to examine the consequences of a spontaneous fuel…
Strainer Test Facilities
CNL’s Strainer Test Facilities (STF) are located at its Chalk River Laboratories. The STF consists of two rigs, a multi-loop reduced-scale rig and a medium-scale rig, both of which were…
Thermalhydraulics Laboratory
CNL’s Thermalhydraulics Laboratory (THL), located at CNL’s Chalk River Laboratories is one of Canada’s largest and most well equipped thermalhydraulic laboratories. The THL has multi-storey test loops, which currently simulate…