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MCMASTER NUCLEAR REACTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2005-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The McMaster Nuclear Reactor (MNR) began operating in 1959 as the first university based research reactor in the British Commonwealth. ... MNR is a pool-type reactor, with a core of enriched uranium fuel moderated and cooled by light water. It operates weekdays from 8 a.m. to 12 midnight at a thermal power of 2 MW. MNR's flexible design makes it a versatile facility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

[...] la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire (CCSN) a annoncé aujourd'hui sa décision de délivrer à l'Université McMaster un permis d'exploitation de réacteur non producteur de puissance de classe IA pour le réacteur nucléaire McMaster (RNM) situé à Hamilton, en Ontario.

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