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
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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Generating knowledge to extend the life of submarines
Generating unique knowledge about aging of submarine fleets has helped Canada cooperate with its allies, leveraging their knowledge in return.
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Assisting Rail Accident Investigation
The CNBC to applied its world-class scientific tools to help the Transportation Safety Board understand the underlying reasons for rail failures.
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Fighting corrosion on submarine hulls
Stress data from the CNBC helped Canada leverage closer research collaboration with allies.
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Managing the Aging of Nuclear Power Stations in Japan
Stress data obtained at the CNBC contributed to a guide that is used by nuclear operators in Japan to inform decisions about expensive replacements of in-core components that may be susceptible to cracking.
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Commercialising Energy-Saving Technology for Paper Manufacturers
MEEIR Technologie Inc. is seeking to commercialise energy-saving technology following research that accessed the CNBC.
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Adding Value to Steel Manufacturing
IVACO is expanding today, partly because of research using the CNBC that enabled it to add value to its products.
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Reducing maintenance costs of military ships
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) accessed the CNBC for award-winning cooperative research with Canada’s allies.
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