Nuclear Operations & Facilities: Home to Canada’s most powerful nuclear research reactor

Two technicians wearing lab coats and gloves insert a sample into the pool of McMaster Nuclear Reactor, where it will be irradiated in the core.

Posted on September 7, 2021

McMaster University is Canada’s most research-intensive university and home to Canada’s most powerful nuclear research reactor.

Nuclear Operations & Facilities houses a unique suite of world-class nuclear research facilities anchored by the McMaster Nuclear Reactor – a multi-purpose research reactor that provides neutrons for medical isotope production and scientific research.