2011 Chalk River Information Bulletins
- AECL provides update on NRU Planned Outage Activities
(2011 August 25) AECL reports that the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor was returned to operation during the evening of August 24 marking the completion of its planned short duration outage. - AECL provides update on NRU Planned Outage Activities
(2011 August 17) AECL would like to inform the community and stakeholders that the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor entered a planned short duration outage late Tuesday evening (August 16). - Chalk River Information Bulletin
(2011 July 28) AECL reports that the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor was returned to operation during the evening of July 27 marking the completion of its planned short duration outage. - AECL provides update on NRU Planned Outage Activities
(2011 July 19) As a result of an electrical power interruption to the Chalk River site this morning, the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor’s automatic shut down system placed NRU into a safe shutdown state. - Chalk River Information Bulletin
(2011 July 18) During the evening of July 17, a thunder storm caused a disruption to power supply throughout the Ottawa Valley including AECL’s Chalk River Laboratories and Deep River offices. - NRU Status Report #06
(2011 June 16) AECL reports that the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor has returned to operation from its planned extended outage. - NRU Status Report #05
(2011 June 09) AECL reports that as part of its ongoing operations of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, a 33-day planned outage is currently underway. - NRU Status Report #04
(2011 June 02) AECL reports that as part of its ongoing operations of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, a 33-day planned outage is currently underway. - NRU Status Report #03
(2011 May 26) AECL reports that as part of its ongoing operations of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, a 33-day planned outage is currently underway, with a return to service date of June 17, 2011. - NRU Status Report #02
(2011 May 19) AECL reports that as part of its ongoing operations of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, a 33-day planned outage began the evening of Sunday, May 15, 2011. - NRU Status Report #01
(2011 May 12) AECL reports, that as part of its ongoing operations of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, a 33-day planned outage will begin on May 15, 2011 and end on June 17, 2011. - AECL reports event at Chalk River Laboratories
(2011 March 17) AECL reports that a minor tritium release into the CRL site discharge water was identified through routine daily monitoring on March 13, 2011. The event does not present a risk to the public, AECL employees, the safe operation of the NRU reactor or the environment at large. - AECL reports on NRU operating progress at CNSC Commission Hearing
(2011 January 20) AECL today appeared before the CNSC to provide a six-month update on the progress of its organizational Corrective Action Plan and the operating performance of the Chalk River Laboratories NRU reactor.
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