Chalk River Laboratories
On November 3, 2014, all licences for the operation of Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) were transferred from Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. (CNL). CNL manages operations and performs all functions previously done by AECL at CRL. The CNSC has full-time dedicated staff onsite, who periodically do inspections to evaluate operations and to verify compliance with regulatory requirements and licence conditions.
Aerial view of CNL’s Chalk River Laboratories
(Photo courtesy of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
| Location: | Chalk River, ON |
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| Licensee: | Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. |
| Owner: | Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) |
| Status: | Operating |
| Licence issued: | April 1, 2018 |
| Licence expires: | March 31, 2028 |
| Start of operation: | 1945 |
| Licensing documentation: | Request a copy of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. licence and licence conditions handbook by email at cnsc.info.ccsn@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca. |
| Facility website: | http://www.cnl.ca |
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Commission proceedings
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- No recent Commission proceedings
Regulatory actions
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- No recent regulatory actions
Disclosure
Licensees must report events and incidents involving licensed activities that could impact the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment to the CNSC. Use the links below to find any information provided by this licensee, as well as other public disclosures made by licensees.
Protecting Canadians and the environment
Environment
The CNSC uses information provided by licensees to create our own reports assessing the environmental effects of nuclear facilities or licensed activities.
- Environmental monitoring: Independent environmental monitoring results collected by the CNSC
- Federal, provincial and municipal monitoring programs: List of monitoring programs managed by other levels of government
- Radionuclide releases: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories dataset in the Open Government catalogue for information on releases from this facility
- Environmental risk assessment: Email cnsc.info.ccsn@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca to request a copy
- CRL’s environmental monitoring reports
Health and safety
The CNSC oversees licensee emergency planning and works with other levels of government to ensure the health and safety of Canadians. We also conduct and review health studies on various areas associated with the production, possession or use of nuclear substances.
- CNSC health studies on Canadian nuclear facilities: Relevant health studies of nuclear reactors regulated by the CNSC
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