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McMaster, USNC, and GFP sign MOU to study deployment of Micro Modular Reactor (MMR®)
Category: Nuclear
A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by 2028
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McMaster and Westinghouse discuss collaborations in SMR research and development
Last week, President of Westinghouse Electric Canada Inc., Eddie Saab, and a team from Westinghouse Electric Canada visited McMaster University to explore collaborations in support of WEC’s eVinci SMR development and deployment plan. “We had a great workshop with the Westinghouse team, and we are looking forward to contributing our research expertise and our unique […]
Technical University of Munich visits McMaster to kick-off nuclear research collaborations
McMaster University and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are building on the Strategic Partnership Agreement they signed in November 2021, exploring opportunities for collaboration in nuclear research and education at both institutions. Earlier this month, a team from the TUM Center for Nuclear Safety and Innovation visited McMaster University to kick-off research collaborations and […]
Inspection of nuclear facilities showcases McMaster’s collaborative approach to safety
Regulatory inspectors from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) visited McMaster last fall for a routine inspection of the University’s nuclear facilities. McMaster holds several licences from the CNSC, Canada’s nuclear materials regulator, which allow University personnel to work with radioactive materials. Josip Zic, McMaster’s Senior Health Physicist, says inspections like these are both mandatory […]
MPP Bill Walker visits McMaster Nuclear Reactor
The provincial member for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound had a first-hand view of Canada’s most powerful nuclear research reactor, which has been recognized as a global leader in medical isotope production. (Photo by Nick Switalski/McMaster University) McMaster’s reactor produces two medical isotopes used for diagnoses and cancer treatments: iodine-125 and holmium-166. It supplies 60 per cent of the world’s […]
Nuclear research and education at the core of new international collaboration
McMaster University and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement to advance nuclear research and education at both institutions. It’s the first step in what promises to be a long-standing and dynamic collaboration between the two universities; each highly regarded for its unique nuclear capabilities and programs, says Dave Tucker, […]
Everything you need to know about the McMaster Nuclear Reactor
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Nuclear Operations & Facilities: Home to Canada’s most powerful nuclear research reactor
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. […]
New AVP will build on McMaster’s excellence in nuclear research
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