Researchers from universities access the CNBC to obtain fundamental insights into materials used for clean energy technologies.
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Investments in Canadian labs win Nobel Prizes
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Arthur McDonald (pictured) and Takaaki Kajita for their discoveries of neutrino oscillations and neutrino mass. Dr. MacDonald performed much of his prize work at Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, and began his work at Chalk River Laboratories. Continue reading Investments in Canadian labs win Nobel Prizes
2015 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be hosted by the University of Saskatchewan. Nov 13 – 14, 2015. Continue reading 2015 Annual General Meeting
Solving the Mystery Flask: A Forensic Challenge
The CNBC is enhancing its neutron imaging capabilities to see inside concealed objects. Identifying unknown radioactive material reduced the cost of a long-term waste management liability for the Government of Canada and demonstrated new capabilities.
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Reducing Waste in Airplane Parts Manufacturing
Aircraft manufacturers sponsor researchers who are using stress data from the CNBC to evaluate methods of preventing distortion in thin aluminum parts.
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Applying Neutron Beams To Solve Automotive Challenges
Years of research on technologies to optimize the production of lightweight car engines and other auto parts may soon pay off with big dividends for our automotive partners. Continue reading Applying Neutron Beams To Solve Automotive Challenges
Predicting the Reliability of Turbines for Hydro Power
Hydro-Québec is using stress data from the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (CNBC) to improve electricity generation from hydroelectric dams. Continue reading Predicting the Reliability of Turbines for Hydro Power
The NRU Reactor Will Shutdown in 2018
On Friday, the Government of Canada announced that Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) will operate the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor until March 31, 2018, subject to relicensing. “At the conclusion of this period, the reactor will be placed in a state of storage with surveillance until decommissioning,” said Bob Walker, President and CEO of CNL.
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A Decade of Feeder Studies for Canadian Nuclear Power
Canada’s fleet of nuclear power plants have realized impacts worth hundreds of millions from research supported by a decade of stress measurements using neutron beams to ensure their safe, reliable and economic operations.
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