{"id":2,"date":"2020-05-16T20:47:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T20:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnl.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:54:23","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"qode-banner-single qode-banner-va-center\"><div class=\"qode-banner-image\" ><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/banner-home-new.jpg\" alt=\"The science of tomorrow, today.\" \/><div class=\"slider_bottom_divider\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1920 223\"  xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M0,223v-13.2C643.2-21.8,1283.3-65.2,1920,95.3V223C1920,223-0.5,222.5,0,223z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"qode-banner-content container_inner clearfix\"><div class=\"qode-banner-content-inner\"><div class=\"qode-banner-text-holder\">\n<h1>The science of tomorrow, <strong>today<\/strong>.<\/h1>\n<p>CNL is Canada\u2019s premier nuclear science and technology organization. Our scientific expertise helps solve some of the world\u2019s biggest problems.<\/div><a class=\"qbutton  default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/about-cnl\/\" target=\"_self\">About CNL<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"anchor_holder\"><a  class=\"anchor_button anchor\" href=\"#main-content\" ><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Skip To Main Content<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fcfcfc&#8221; background_image=&#8221;4967&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;foucs-white&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;64&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strategic Priorities: Vision 2030<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;64&#8243;]<div class=\"image_with_text one_third\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  book-style\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/environmental-stewardship\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/environment.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \"style=\"color:#383838;\" ><h3 style=\"color:#383838;\" class=\"img-title h4\">Restore and protect Canada's environment<\/h3><\/span><span class=\"readmore\"><span class=\"qbutton\" aria-label=\"Restore and protect Canada's environment\">Learn More<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_third\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  book-style\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/clean-energy\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/energy.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \"style=\"color:#383838;\" ><h3 style=\"color:#383838;\" class=\"img-title h4\">Clean energy for today and tomorrow<\/h3><\/span><span class=\"readmore\"><span class=\"qbutton\" aria-label=\"Clean energy for today and tomorrow\">Learn More<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_third\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  book-style\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/health-science-2\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Health-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \"style=\"color:#383838;\" ><h3 style=\"color:#383838;\" class=\"img-title h4\">Contributing to the health of Canadians<\/h3><\/span><span class=\"readmore\"><span class=\"qbutton\" aria-label=\"Contributing to the health of Canadians\">Learn More<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; anchor=&#8221;main-content&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592421812401{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;main-content&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-left-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592421672844{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/medium-wave-bg-left.png?id=574) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;scale-img&#8221;]<div class=\"image_with_text one_half\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/clean-energy\/small-modular-reactors\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/img-safety-security.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h2  class=\"img-title large\">Small Modular Reactors<\/h2>Our vision is to serve the world as a global hub for SMR research and technology. This includes the siting of demonstration unit built on a CNL managed site before 2030.<\/span><span class=\"readmore\"><span class=\"qbutton\" aria-label=\"Small Modular Reactors\">Learn More<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_half\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/health-science-2\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img-health-sciences.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h2  class=\"img-title large\">Actinium-225<\/h2>A new weapon in the fight against cancer, CNL is conducting cutting edge research into targetted alpha therapies.<\/span><span class=\"readmore\"><span class=\"qbutton\" aria-label=\"Actinium-225\">Learn More<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-left-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592421781472{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/medium-wave-bg-right.png?id=576) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;scale-img&#8221;]<div class=\"image_with_text one_half\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/environmental-stewardship\/environmental-remediation-projects\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/img-environmental-protection-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h2  class=\"img-title large\">Environmental Projects<\/h2>We are making significant advances in addressing Canada\u2019s nuclear liabilities, including the launch of multiple \u201cCanadian-first\u201d projects in environmental remediation.<\/span><span class=\"readmore\"><span class=\"qbutton\" aria-label=\"Environmental Projects\">Learn More<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_half\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/safety-security\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cyber-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \" ><h2  class=\"img-title large\">Safety &amp; Security<\/h2>CNL provides world-class capabilities in nuclear forensics, detection and cyber security for nuclear and other critical infrastructure.<\/span><span class=\"readmore\"><span class=\"qbutton\" aria-label=\"Safety &amp; Security\">Learn More<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; 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el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Projects<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"image_with_text \"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.phai.ca\/en\/home\/default.aspx\"  target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PHAI_square.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \"style=\"color:#ffffff;\" ><h3 style=\"color:#ffffff;\" class=\"img-title h4\">Port Hope Area Initiative<\/h3><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text \"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/environmental-stewardship\/near-surface-disposal-facility-nsdf\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NSDF-West-Aerial_Phase-1-no-Ponds-540x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \"style=\"color:#ffffff;\" ><h3 style=\"color:#ffffff;\" class=\"img-title h4\">Near Surface Disposal Facility<\/h3><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text \"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/environmental-stewardship\/nuclear-power-demonstration-closure-project\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DJI_0127-540x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \"style=\"color:#ffffff;\" ><h3 style=\"color:#ffffff;\" class=\"img-title h4\">NPD Closure Project<\/h3><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text \"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/environmental-stewardship\/wr-1-reactor-decommissioning\/\"  target=\"_self\"><span class=\"image_box\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Present_Cutaway-540x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner \"style=\"color:#ffffff;\" ><h3 style=\"color:#ffffff;\" class=\"img-title h4\">WR1 Closure Project<\/h3><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=&#8221;top&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221; custom_class=&#8221;news-col white-text&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590851608545{padding-top: 110px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class='latest_post_holder minimal  ' >\n    <ul>\n    \n        <li class=\"clearfix\">\n            <div class=\"latest_post\"  >\n                <div class=\"latest_post_text\">\n                    <div class=\"latest_post_inner\">\n                        <div class=\"latest_post_text_inner\">\n                            \n         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decommissioning<\/span><\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                        \n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n<\/div>[\/qode_elements_holder_item][\/qode_elements_holder][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590851262594{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591226139698{padding-bottom: 90px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>A Journey with Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class='journey_carousels_holder clearfix'><div class='journey_carousel' data-show-navigation='yes' data-animation-speed='' data-auto-rotate-slides='0' data-number-per-slide='4'><ul class='slides'><li class=\"item id-549\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/1944\/01\/2_1944-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1944<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Chalk River Laboratories siting<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >Chalk River, Ontario is officially chosen for the site of the new Defence Industries Limited \u201cPetawawa Works.\u201d The laboratories were transferred to the National Research Council of Canada in 1947, which acted as an agent for the federal Atomic Energy Control Board. The site was later incorporated as AECL.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-550\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/1996\/01\/3_1945-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1945<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >A first for Canada<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >Zero Energy Experimental Pile (ZEEP) reactor comes online at the Chalk River site. This was the first controlled nuclear chain reaction outside of the United States. ZEEP was a small reactor which helped guide the development of the larger National Research X-perimental (NRX) reactor.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-551\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/1947\/01\/4_1947-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1947<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >National Research Experimental (NRX)<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >The NRX research reactor comes online and generates the highest neutron flux in the world. NRX was a multipurpose research reactor used to develop new isotopes, test materials and fuels (including the first uranium oxide fuels which became the international standard), and produce neutron radiation beams for research. NRX went offline in 1992.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-552\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/1998\/01\/brockhouse_nobel-340x240.png\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1950<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Neutron research<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >In the 1950's Dr. Bertram Brockhouse begins neutron beam research in the NRX reactor. This work won Brockhouse the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1994.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-553\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/1999\/01\/6_1951-310x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"An image of early cancer treatment\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1952<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >A breakthrough in cancer treatment<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >AECL produced the radioisotope Cobalt-60. This materials, still used today, which was first used for cancer treatment through work by two separate teams in London (ON) and Saskatoon (SK).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1061\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/1952\/09\/Large-Black-Flying-A-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1952<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >The creation of AECL<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >The National Research Council of Canada nuclear laboratory was transferred to the newly-incorporated federal crown corporation Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL). NRX suffers a major accident but is rebuilt and restarted within 14 months.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1066\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/8_1957-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1957<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >NRU comes to life<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >The National Research Universal (NRU) reactor comes online and is the world\u2019s most powerful research reactor. This is also the first reactor in the world to refuel online. The NRU is a multi-mission facility, used to develop radioisotopes, test materials and fuels, and produce neutron radiation beams for research.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1069\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9_1960-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"ZED-2 Reactor\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1960<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Zero power, lots of possibility<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >The Zero Energy Deuterium (ZED)-2 reactor comes online at the Chalk River Laboratories. ZED-2 is still used for reactor physics and nuclear fuel research today.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1072\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/10_1962-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"NPD Reactor\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1962<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Nuclear power to the grid<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >The Nuclear Power Demonstration (NPD) reactor comes online in Rolphton, Ontario and is the first nuclear power-generating reactor in Canada to prove the CANDU\u00ae concept. In the years following, CANDU reactors would come online in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Argentina, China, India, South Korea, and Romania.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1075\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/11_1964-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"WR-1\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1964<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >WR-1: Whiteshell&#8217;s first reactor<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >Whiteshell Reactor (WR)-1 starts up in the Whiteshell Labs and is the world\u2019s first organic-cooled research reactor.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1078\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/12_1965-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"Food irradiation\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1965<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Safer food through irradiation<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >The world\u2019s first food irradiator, built and designed by AECL, goes into operation. This technology improves the safety and extends the shelf life of foods by reducing or eliminating microorganisms and insects.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1081\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/13_1970-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"SLOWPOKE\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1970<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >SLOWPOKE<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >AECL designs and builds the prototype SLOWPOKE research reactor. It is sold to seven Canadian universities and research facilities, and one to the University of the West Indies in Jamaica.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1084\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/14_1985x-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"TASCC\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1985<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Accellerating science (TASCC)<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >The Tandem Accelerator Superconducting Cyclotron (TASCC) produces the first beam at Chalk River Laboratories. Elements from protons to uranium can be accelerated to research nuclear, atomic, and environmental science materials.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1089\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/15_1991-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"CVD\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >1991<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >A safer world through technology<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >AECL develops the Cerenkov Viewing Device (CVD) used by the International Atomic Energy Agency to monitor spent fuel inventory.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1092\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/09\/2000-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2000<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >A safe and secure world<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >AECL tests bundles of American Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel at the Chalk River Laboratories in the NRU reactor. The tests are part of a Canadian government proposal to reduce world-wide weapon-grade plutonium by \u201cburning\u201d it in reactors.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1095\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/19-2009-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2009<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Thorium fuels<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >AECL demonstrated Thorium fuel for use in CANDU reactors.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1098\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/18_2010x-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2010<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Muons for research and security<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >AECL, in conjunction with government agencies and industry, develop a muon detector to monitor transport containers for nuclear materials. The device is known as CRIPT for Cosmic Ray Imaging and Passive Tomography.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1103\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/flash-340x240.png\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2014<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >CNL &#8220;stands up&#8221;<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >On November 3, 2014, AECL launched a wholly-owned subsidiary named Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is \"stood up\" to manage and operate the AECL laboratories, sites and projects.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1107\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/NSDF-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"NSDF\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2016<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Environmental remediation underway<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNL began two major environmental remediation projects: the Near Surface Disposal Facility to dispose of low-level radioactive waste; and the Nuclear Power Demonstration Closure Project to safely decommission the facility and complete the closure of the NPD site.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1111\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CNL-Chalk-River-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2017<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >A global hub for SMR development<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNL launches its program to site a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) demonstration unit at one of its managed sites before 2030.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1114\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ANMRC1-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"ANMRC\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2017<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >A revitalization of the Chalk River campus<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >AECL, on behalf of the Government of Canada, announced the investment of $1.2 billion into the revitalization of the Chalk River Laboratories. This includes the construction of new infrastructure, support buildings and the Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1118\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cyber_Opening_NB_2018-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cyber\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2018<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >A new lab for cyber security expertise<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNL opened the National Innovation Centre for Cybersecurity in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to focus on the protection of reactor and industrial control systems.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-1122\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/TAT_Health_Bio-39-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alpha therapy\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2019<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Enabling targetted alpha therapy<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >CNL launches a new program to advance the production, availability and scientific understanding of actinium-225, a rare isotope that has shown promise as the basis for new, cutting-edge cancer therapies.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"item id-5471\"><div class = \"blog_post_holder has_img\"><div class = \"blog_image_holder svg\" ><span class = \"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/instrumentation_control-21-340x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-latest_post_boxes size-latest_post_boxes wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class = \"blog_text_wrapper\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_outer\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner\"><div class = \"blog_text_holder_inner2\"><div class=\"blog_slider_simple_info\"><div class = \"post_info_item date\"><span itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"entry_date updated\" >2020<\/span><\/div><\/div><h3 itemprop=\"name\"  class= \"blog_slider_simple_title entry_title\" >Fighting a pandemic<\/h3><p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"blog_slider_simple_excerpt\" >In response to the urgent need for ventilators as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, CNL was part of an international effort to\u00a0rapidly design and then get to market a ventilator that is simple to manufacture and safe for use.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1594343187942{padding-top: 212px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;background: #f5f5f5 url(https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/environmental-protection-bg.jpg?id=144) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;info-card-image-bg&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"qode-info-card image_on_right\">\n\n \n \t\t<div class=\"qode-info-card-image\">\n        <div class=\"qode-info-card-image-bg\"  style=\" background-image:url('https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img-environmental-protection.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/img-environmental-protection.jpg\" alt=\"Environmental Protection\" \/>\n        <\/div>    \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"qode-info-card-text-holder\" style=\"\">\n    <div class=\"qode-info-card-text-holder-inner \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qode-info-card-title \" >\n\t\t\t\tEnvironmental Protection\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"info-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-info-card-text\" >\n\t\t\t\tCNL factors sustainable development into all activities, from the boardroom to the lunchroom to the laboratory.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t       \n        \t\t<div class=\"qode-info-card-link-holder\">\n\t\t\t<a itemprop=\"url\" class=\"qbutton default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/environmental-stewardship\/performance-reporting\/\" target=\"_self\" >See Performance Reports<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n    \n   \n    \n\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\n    \n   \n    \n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; 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The site contains more than 50 unique facilities and laboratories including several licensed nuclear facilities.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590090176469{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"latest_facilities center\"><div class=\"image_with_text one_fourth white-color\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><span class=\"image_box \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/model-development-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"presentation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MD-th-240x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape_small size-landscape_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner\"><span class=\"cat_list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities_category\/energy\/\">Energy<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/model-development-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" ><h3  class=\"img-title xx-small\">Model Development Laboratory<\/h3><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_fourth white-color\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><span class=\"image_box \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/biological-research-facility\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"presentation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Biological_Research_Facility-42-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape_small size-landscape_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Biological_Research_Facility-42-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Biological_Research_Facility-42-340x225.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner\"><span class=\"cat_list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities_category\/health\/\">Health<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/biological-research-facility\/\" target=\"_self\" ><h3  class=\"img-title xx-small\">Biological Research Facility<\/h3><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_fourth white-color\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><span class=\"image_box \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/high-pressure-water-test-loop-facilities\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"presentation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HPWTLF-th-240x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape_small size-landscape_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner\"><span class=\"cat_list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities_category\/energy\/\">Energy<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/high-pressure-water-test-loop-facilities\/\" target=\"_self\" ><h3  class=\"img-title xx-small\">High Pressure Water Test Loop Facilities<\/h3><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_fourth white-color\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><span class=\"image_box \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/mechanical-testing-laboratories\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"presentation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MTL-th-240x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape_small size-landscape_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner\"><span class=\"cat_list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities_category\/energy\/\">Energy<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/mechanical-testing-laboratories\/\" target=\"_self\" ><h3  class=\"img-title xx-small\">Mechanical Testing Laboratories<\/h3><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_fourth white-color\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><span class=\"image_box \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/zed-2-research-reactor-2\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"presentation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ZED-2-240x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape_small size-landscape_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner\"><span class=\"cat_list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities_category\/energy\/\">Energy, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities_category\/security\/\">Security<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/zed-2-research-reactor-2\/\" target=\"_self\" ><h3  class=\"img-title xx-small\">ZED-2 Research Reactor<\/h3><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_fourth white-color\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><span class=\"image_box \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/x-ray-diffraction-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"presentation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/small-square-334-e1606142005600-240x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape_small size-landscape_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner\"><span class=\"cat_list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities_category\/energy\/\">Energy<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/x-ray-diffraction-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" ><h3  class=\"img-title xx-small\">X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory<\/h3><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_fourth white-color\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><span class=\"image_box \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/thermalhydraulics-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"presentation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TL-th-240x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape_small size-landscape_small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"image_with_text_inner\"><span class=\"cat_list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities_category\/energy\/\">Energy<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/thermalhydraulics-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" ><h3  class=\"img-title xx-small\">Thermalhydraulics Laboratory<\/h3><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image_with_text one_fourth white-color\"><div class=\"image_with_text_box  square\"><span class=\"image_box \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/facilities\/delayed-hydride-cracking-facility\/\" target=\"_self\" 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Cracking Facility<\/h3><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><a  itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnl.ca\/news-publications\/facilities\/\" target=\"_self\"  class=\"qbutton  white default\" style=\"\">Learn More<\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590006916404{padding-top: 90px !important;padding-bottom: 120px !important;background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;97&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606920082883{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 38px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Contact us to learn more about CNL\u2019s work in clean 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