A 5 MW multi-purpose reactor that provides neutrons for research and medical isotope production. It is Canada’s most powerful research reactor and the nation’s only major neutron source.

A newly established regional nuclear research centre used for understanding the behavior of nuclear materials and thermalhydraulics systems.

Nuclear Operations and Facilities is home to three independent hot cell facilities located on campus, which can be used for various nuclear, materials, environmental, and health applications.

The High Level Laboratory Facility (HLLF) consists of a secure suite of laboratories housed in the Nuclear Research Building. The only facility of its kind in Canada, the HLLF is licensed as a nuclear facility and is designed for research applications utilizing substantial quantities of unsealed sources of radioactivity.

The McMaster Nuclear Reactor is equipped with an air-driven pneumatic (or “rabbit”) system designed for short neutron irradiations and rapid retrieval of samples.

The McMaster Accelerator Laboratory (MAL) houses three low energy particle accelerators, as well as a suite of other radiation sources, together with detection systems and their associated electronics and counting equipment.

The McMaster University Cyclotron Facility (MUCF) is home to a 16.5 MeV GE PETtrace negative ion cyclotron designed for the production of short-lived positron-emitting isotopes such as Fluorine-18.

McMaster is creating a national neutron beam user facility to provide access to these versatile and irreplaceable probes of materials for researchers at the University and all over Canada. 

The McMaster Intense Positron Beam Facility (MIPBF) will enable new discoveries in nanomaterials and fundamental atomic science.