| CNL Revitalized Research Facilities | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the CNL Revitalized Research Facilities area | |
| General information | |
| Location | 286 Plant Road, Chalk River, Ontario Canada |
| Client | Canadian Nuclear Laboratories |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | HDR |
| Website | |
| https://www.cnl.ca/about-cnl/revitalization-of-the-chalk-river-laboratories/ | |
| Logistics Warehouse | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the Logistics Warehouse area | |
| General information | |
| Completed | September 2020 |
| Cost | $30.6 million |
| Height | |
| Architectural | Projected energy use 101 kWh/sqm/yr |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 5016 sqm / 54000 sqft |
| Support and Maintenance Facility | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the Support and Maintenance Facility area | |
| General information | |
| Completed | March 2021 |
| Cost | $32.8 million |
| Height | |
| Architectural | Project energy use 143.3 kWh/sqm/yr |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 4800 sqm / 51670 sqft |
| Science Collaboration Centre | |
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Interactive map of the Science Collaboration Centre area | |
| General information | |
| Completed | Estimated spring 2023 |
| Cost | Estimated $62 million |
| Height | |
| Architectural | Projected energy use 130.4 kWh/sqm/yr (without data centre), 373.8k Wh/sqm/yr (with data centre) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 8918 sqm / 88240 sqft |
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) research facilities are in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, approximately 180 km northwest of Ottawa along the Ottawa River.[1][2] CNL is a nuclear technology center which has undergone renovation.[3]
History
Historically the Chalk River Laboratories was a nuclear power plant and advanced nuclear research facility. CNL began developing nuclear technology in the late 1940's and early 1950s.[3] The government-owned company Atomic energy of Canada Limited (AECL) took over Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories in 1952, but today the site is operated through contractors such as CNL.[4] Research at the site led to the development of the CANDU reactor. Other subjects of research included fuels, hydrogen production, storage and handling of radiation, and more recently alpha therapies medical isotope treatment for cancer.[3] In 2014, Ontario became the first jurisdiction in North America to fully rely on nuclear power and renewable energies.[3] In 2016 a $1.2 billion investment plan over ten years was which required required the decommissioning of 120 aged facilities and designing new centres was released by the Government of Canada.[5][6]
References
- ^ Leland, Dadson (1 October 2021). "Innovation Hub: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) Site Entrance Building, Support and Maintenance Facility, and Science Collaboration Centre, Chalk River, Ontario". Canadian Architect. 66 (7): 26–27.
- ^ "CNL Chalk River Laboratories | HDR". www.hdrinc.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Lesinski, Mark (December 2017). "Chalking out the future: Building on seven decades of science at Chalk River, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is undertaking a massive revitalisation of the research campus, capabilities and programmes, as Mark Lesinski explains". Gale Academic OneFile: 30.
- ^ "Revitalizing the Chalk River Laboratories campus". Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Moore, M. A (2019). "Modern Integrated Decommissioning at Chalk River Laboratories – 19401". WM Symposia – via OMNI.
- ^ Huffman, Allison (1 July 2019). Canadian Nuclear Laboratories: An Asset Management Journey – 19438. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (Report). OSTI 23005335.
External links
- Fusion Fuel Cycles (FFC), a Joint Venture between Kyoto Fusioneering and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Begins Construction of UNITY-2 Tritium Fuel Cycle Facility – Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd. (ja:京都フュージョニアリング, Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd.)
- Archive : Fusion Fuel Cycles (FFC), a Joint Venture between Kyoto Fusioneering and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Begins Construction of UNITY-2 Tritium Fuel Cycle Facility at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 November 2025)
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