Chalk River Laboratories

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Chalk River Laboratories is a major Canadian nuclear research facility in Ontario known for pioneering work in nuclear reactor technology and isotope production.

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instanceOf nuclear research facility
scientific research laboratory
coordinatesWith Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
international nuclear research organizations
country Canada
employs engineers
nuclear scientists
technicians
fieldOfWork health physics
materials science
neutron scattering
nuclear engineering
nuclear reactor technology
nuclear safety research
nuclear science
radiation protection
radioisotope production
reactor physics
waste management research
foundedBy Government of Canada
National Research Council of Canada
hasPart NRU reactor
NRX reactor
ZEEP reactor
analytical chemistry laboratories
fuel fabrication facilities
materials testing laboratories
neutron beam facilities
radioisotope production facilities
research hot cells
waste management facilities
hasResearchProgram advanced reactor concepts
environmental monitoring
fuel cycle research
radiation biology
reactor life extension
waste immobilization
inception 1944
locatedIn Chalk River, Ontario
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Province of Ontario
linked to: Ontario
locatedOnRiver Ottawa River
notableFor development of CANDU reactor technology
materials testing for power reactors
neutron scattering research
pioneering work in nuclear reactor technology
production of medical isotopes
reactor safety research
operatedBy Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
ownedBy Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
partOf Canadian federal nuclear program
produced cobalt-60
iodine-131
molybdenum-99
xenon-133
significantEvent NRU reactor fire of 1958
linked to: NRU reactor

NRX reactor accident of 1952
shutdown of NRU reactor in 2018

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Montreal Laboratory successor Chalk River Laboratories
Laurentian Hills, Ontario locatedNear Chalk River Laboratories
Laurentian Hills, Ontario locatedNear Chalk River nuclear research facilities
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Laurentian Hills, Ontario hasNearbyFacility Chalk River Laboratories
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited subsidiary Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
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Atomic Energy of Canada Limited operatedFacility Chalk River Laboratories
RNP hasMajorInstallation Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (Chalk River)
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Deep River, Ontario isPlannedCommunityFor Chalk River Laboratories
Deep River, Ontario isAssociatedWith Chalk River Laboratories
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NRX reactor location Chalk River Laboratories
NRX reactor partOf Chalk River nuclear site
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NRU reactor location Chalk River Laboratories
NRU reactor operator Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
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ZEEP reactor location Chalk River Laboratories
NRX reactor accident of 1952 location Chalk River Laboratories