NRU Reactor Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Isotopes
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, July 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canada’s nuclear Crown corporation, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology laboratory, are pleased to announce that the National Research Universal (NRU) Reactor has received the 2023 World Council of Isotopes (WCI) President’s Award for over 60 years of service in the research, production and delivery of isotopes. CNL accepted the award on behalf of AECL, who owns and operated the facility during its service lifetime, and on behalf of the thousands of talented and dedicated men and women who designed, built and operated the NRU, at the 11th International Conference on Isotopes (11ICI) yesterday in Saskatoon, SK.
- A landmark achievement in Canadian nuclear science and technology, the NRU reactor would go on to produce isotopes that were used in over 1 billion medical procedures, impacting the lives of people all over the world.
- “We are proud to receive this recognition, and even more proud of Canada’s nuclear heritage and the contributions that the NRU made to global nuclear science.
- The medical isotopes created by the NRU benefited millions of people every year, in more than 80 countries.
- If you would like to learn more about the NRU reactor and its history in Canadian nuclear science and technology, you can access the documentary on CNL’s YouTube page at www.cnl.ca/nru-movie .