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Article: Chemistry at the Whiteshell Laboratories of AECL Research. (chemistry research and development programs)
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- Canadian Chemical News
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- May 1, 1994
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One of the most challenging projects underway is the Canadian Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program
Chemistry is a very important discipline in nuclear research and development, and it features prominently at the Whiteshell Laboratories of AECL Research, located about 100 km northeast of Winnipeg. Established in the mid-1960s with the primary mission to develop an organic-cooled version of the CANDU reactor, Whiteshell Laboratories presently employ about 900 staff, including some 130 chemists and chemical technologists, working on nuclear fuel waste management, reactor safety, reactor development and radiation applications research programs.
The Whiteshell ...