CNL and AECL Continue Pursuit of Closer Ties With Canada’s Academic Community Through MOU With McMaster University
CHALK RIVER, Ontario, Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology laboratory, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canada’s nuclear Crown Corporation, and McMaster University to pursue collaborative research opportunities. The MOU represents continued progress for Canada’s national nuclear laboratories as it works to build closer ties with Canada’s academic community, and is the third agreement signed in recent weeks with a leading Canadian university that is designed to advance collaborative research in health and environmental sciences, clean energy and nuclear safety.
- That is the driving force behind CNLs ongoing outreach and engagement with the academic community, and we are thrilled to further grow our relationship with McMaster University as part of that effort.
- This agreement is a key step on our path forward, said Amy Gottschling, AECL Vice President, Science, Technology and Commercial Oversight.
- Together, CNL, AECL and McMaster operate some of the most unique and advanced nuclear facilities and research laboratories, not just in Canada, but around the world.
- Located in Hamilton, Ontario, McMaster University is among Canadas most research-intensive universities, and the nations preeminent nuclear research institution.