General Triad News
Chalk River isotope reactor fully repaired: AECL
OTTAWA — After a $70-million breakdown, the world's oldest operating nuclear reactor is ready to resume service and medical isotope production, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has announced.
The last of several complex repairs was completed on the weekend to the reactor's 65,000-litre containment vessel, which began slowly leaking radioactive heavy-water in May 2009, forcing AECL to shut down the NRU reactor at Chalk River, Ont., about 180 kilometres northwest of Ottawa.
Chalk River repairs 98% done, production to begin in July
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) has reported that Chalk River Laboratories, an Ontario-based National Research Universal (NRU) reactor’s weld repairs are 98 percent complete, and work continues to address a single imperfection identified during the final weld repair.
The organization said that site cleaning, grinding and re-welding are now underway, and upon completion of the repair work, a non-destructive exam will be conducted on the site to confirm acceptance of the final repair.
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