AECL/EACL - Returning the NRU to Service

Completion of the NRU Return-to-Service Project

In this video, AECL President & CEO Hugh MacDiarmid and SVP & Chief Nuclear Officer Bill Pilkington announce the successful restart of the NRU reactor and the resumption of medical isotope production (August 18, 2010)

Mr. Pilkington outlines the next steps in moving the NRU into its regular 28-day operating cycle including the steps AECL will take to carry out regular maintenance and inspection activities going forward.  Mr. MacDiarmid also provides commentary on the sense of pride and accomplishment felt by many at AECL in completing such a complex and challenging project.