AECL Historical Timeline
CNL develops a ventilator to help the fight against COVID-19
Read MoreCNL was part of a national and international team which developed the Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM), a ventilator model which is easy to use, using off-the-shelf, easily accessible parts. The Government of Canada ordered 10,000 of the units as part of the national effort to manage the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AECL hosts Federal Nuclear Science and Technology Work Plan Workshop
Read MoreIn the fall of 2019, AECL hosted its first-ever workshop on the Federal Nuclear Science and Technology Work Plan in Ottawa. The objective was to disseminate the results of research and development activities by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories in the areas of health, safety and security, energy and the environment.
Over the span of five days, more than 400 participants came together to learn about recent science and technology advances, and to create new opportunities for collaboration and linkages across the sector.
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The tritium facility is inaugurated at the Chalk River Laboratories
Read MoreOriginally built to support the tritium technology needs for CANDU reactors and the Canadian fusion program, the Tritium Facility at the Chalk River Laboratories is now being used to conduct several tritium research and development activities.
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The Harriet Brooks laboratory building is inaugurated at the Chalk River Laboratories.
Read MoreA new laboratory building is inaugurated at the Chalk River Laboratories. Serving as a materials science laboratory, the building is named after Harriett Brooks, Canada’s first female nuclear physicist.
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A new hydrogen laboratory building is inaugurated at the Chalk River Laboratories
Read MoreRepresenting an investment of over $55 million, the hydrogen laboratory complex at the Chalk River Laboratories enables advanced research to ensure a clean environment for Canadians through the development of clean energy technologies.
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