Driving Nuclear
Opportunity
for Canada
“AECL is helping Canada leverage nuclear science, technology and expertise to deliver innovative solutions to address key priorities, including climate change, health care, environmental remediation and security. We are strongly committed to delivering our mandate in a way that prioritizes our relationships and collaborations with Indigenous communities, and maintains a focus on engagement with local communities, stakeholders and the public.”
Sites under the responsibility
of AECL across Canada
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Northern Transportation Route
AECL is working with CNL and engaging with local communities and Indigenous groups to establish clean-up plans for all remaining sites at certain points along the Northern Transportation Route.
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Whiteshell Laboratories
The Whiteshell Laboratories, in Pinawa, Manitoba, is a former research site that is currently being decommissioned.
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Douglas Point Reactor
The Douglas Point reactor is a shutdown prototype nuclear power reactor owned by AECL and located in Kincardine, Ontario.
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Port Hope Area Initiative
The Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) represents the Government of Canada’s commitment to clean-up and safely manage historic low-level radioactive waste currently located in the municipalities of Port Hope and Clarington.
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Chalk River Laboratories
The Chalk River Laboratories are Canada’s largest science and technology complex. The objective is to revitalize the site and transform it into a world-class, state of-the-art nuclear science and technology campus.
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Gentilly-1 Power Reactor
Gentilly-1 is a shutdown prototype nuclear reactor owned by AECL and located in Bécancour, Quebec.
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Nuclear Power Demonstration Site
The NPD reactor was Canada’s first nuclear power reactor to supply electricity to the electrical distribution grid and served as an important training facility for reactor engineers and operators. It has been shut down for more than 30 years and plans are being proposed for its safe decommissioning.
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Canada’s National Innovation Centre for Cyber Security
Located in Fredericton’s Cyber Centre, CNL has in place a cyber security team that explores solutions for the protection of nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure, for the benefit of Canada.
The AECL Story — 75+ Years in the Making
