Chalk River Laboratories

Research facility in Ontario

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May 2023 Announcement made about building the world's first micro-modular reactor at Chalk River Laboratories by Global First Power (GFP), intended to power the CNL campus and serve as a demonstration unit for potential deployment in remote northern communities.
2020 New buildings for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Research Facilities were completed, marking a significant modernization of the site.
March 31 2018 The NRU reactor was shut down for the final time at 7 p.m., concluding its decades of operation and entering a 'state of storage' before decommissioning.
2016 Canadian government allocated 1.2 billion CAD over ten years to decommission 120 old buildings and construct new facilities at Chalk River Laboratories.
2016 The NRU reactor's original licence expired, marking the beginning of its final operational phase.

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