Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
Title
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
AECL
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Type
Company
Government
Active From
1952-01-01
Active Until
1988-01-01
Location
Ottawa, ON
Kanata, ON
Product Areas
Nuclear reactors
Radioactivity
Activities
Manufacturing
Designing
Supplying
Timeline
- 1952 – Acquired oversight over Eldorado Mining and Refining Ltd., a Crown Company. (“MDS Nordion – a Canadian success story”)
- 1981 – Active with various locations across Canada, including Corporate Office and Research Company at 375 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON; Engineering Company at Sheridan Park Research Community (2251 Speakman Dr.), Mississauga, ON; Engineering Company at 1600 Dorchester Blvd W., Suite 300, Montréal, QC; Nuclear Laboratories at Chalk River, ON; (“Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, 1981–82 Annual Report”)
- 1982 – “Atomic Energy employs 950 people locally. The company’s Kanata plant makes cancer therapy equipment, radio isotopes, and industrial radiation equipment.” Likely location 447 March Rd, Ottawa, ON. (“High tech tag”)
- 1985 – Reactor sale in the works to Turkey (“Critical time for Candu”)
- 1988 – Spawns companies MDS Nordion and Theratronics Ltd. (“MDS Nordion – a Canadian success story”)
- 1996 – Active with various sites across Canada, including Central Office at 344 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON; Laboratories at Chalk River, ON; AECL Accelerators at 10 Hearst Way, Kanata, ON; Accelerators at Suite 900, 1281 W. Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC; Laboratories at Whiteshell Laboratoires, Pinawa, MB; Maritime Nuclear at 64 Alison Boulevard, Fredericton, NB; Offices at 4160 Bécancour Boulevard, Gentilly, QC. (“1995–1996 Annual Report”)
- 2024 – Active. (https://www.aecl.ca/)
- 1981 – Active with various locations across Canada, including Corporate Office and Research Company at 375 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON; Engineering Company at Sheridan Park Research Community (2251 Speakman Dr.), Mississauga, ON; Engineering Company at 1600 Dorchester Blvd W., Suite 300, Montréal, QC; Nuclear Laboratories at Chalk River, ON; (“Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, 1981–82 Annual Report”)
- 1982 – “Atomic Energy employs 950 people locally. The company’s Kanata plant makes cancer therapy equipment, radio isotopes, and industrial radiation equipment.” Likely location 447 March Rd, Ottawa, ON. (“High tech tag”)
- 1985 – Reactor sale in the works to Turkey (“Critical time for Candu”)
- 1988 – Spawns companies MDS Nordion and Theratronics Ltd. (“MDS Nordion – a Canadian success story”)
- 1996 – Active with various sites across Canada, including Central Office at 344 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON; Laboratories at Chalk River, ON; AECL Accelerators at 10 Hearst Way, Kanata, ON; Accelerators at Suite 900, 1281 W. Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC; Laboratories at Whiteshell Laboratoires, Pinawa, MB; Maritime Nuclear at 64 Alison Boulevard, Fredericton, NB; Offices at 4160 Bécancour Boulevard, Gentilly, QC. (“1995–1996 Annual Report”)
- 2024 – Active. (https://www.aecl.ca/)
Sources
- “1995–1996 Annual Report” Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (1996): 41 (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/eacl-aecl/CC1-1996-eng.pdf)
- “Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, 1981–82 Annual Report” Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (1982): 28 (https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/15/062/15062359.pdf)
- Boyd, F. “MDS Nordion – a Canadian success story” Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin (1998); Abstract: (https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:36034861) [05-10-23]
- “‘High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen March 23, 1982.
- Provencher, Norman. “Budget cuts mother of invention at AECL” Ottawa Citizen (November 11, 1987): F12
- Gooding, Wayne. “Critical time for Candu” The Financial Post (November 9, 1985): 1
- “Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, 1981–82 Annual Report” Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (1982): 28 (https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/15/062/15062359.pdf)
- Boyd, F. “MDS Nordion – a Canadian success story” Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin (1998); Abstract: (https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:36034861) [05-10-23]
- “‘High-tech’ tag covers variety of firms” Ottawa Citizen March 23, 1982.
- Provencher, Norman. “Budget cuts mother of invention at AECL” Ottawa Citizen (November 11, 1987): F12
- Gooding, Wayne. “Critical time for Candu” The Financial Post (November 9, 1985): 1
| Image | Name | Function |
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Therapy machine model, cobalt | Promotional. |
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Spectrometer | USED TO MEASURE THE MOTIONS OF ATOMS. |
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Target sample | MOUNTED ACCELERATOR TARGETS, DISPLAYED AT RESEARCH FACILITY TO AUGMENT EXPLANATIONS ... |
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Meter, beta-gamma survey | USED TO DETECT AND COUNT BETA AND GAMMA PARTICLES. |
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Dosimeter | USED TO BOTH WARN THE WEARER WHO IS INADVERTENTLY EXPOSED ... |
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Dosimeter | USED TO BOTH WARN THE WEARER WHO IS INADVERTENTLY EXPOSED ... |
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Tube, gas flow counter | USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A SCALER, TO MEASURE THE RADIOACTIVITY ... |
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Tube, Geiger Mueller | USED AS AN IONIZATION CHAMBER WITHIN A GEIGER COUNTER. |
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Cover | |
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Power station model | USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE OPERATION OF A CANDU NUCLEAR POWER ... |
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Heavy water plant model | USED AT ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA AS ENGINEERING MODEL TO ... |
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Radiography machine model | scaled down sales and promotion model for display at AECL's ... |
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Control unit | |
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Therapy machine, cobalt | TO DELIVER COBALT-60 (RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE OF COBALT) RADIATION, USED IN ... |
Collection
Citation
“Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 28, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/4508.
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