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Isotope Production and Distribution

In this video, AECL’s Richard Cote, Vice President of the Isotope Business, and Marc Robillard, Acting Director, Medical Isotopes, use excellent visuals to provide a comprehensive look at the process involved in producing medical isotopes at NRU. (August 25, 2010)

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)

Video of Michael DeVerno: The NRU Re-Start Process

With the final repair of the NRU reactor now complete, AECL’s Return-to-Service Project Director, Michael DeVerno, outlines the transition from the NRU repair program to preparing the reactor for restart. (June 16, 2010)

New Video Update from David Cox: Final Repair Preparation

AECL’s Return-to-Service Project Director Dave Cox explains how the NRU repair team is performing training and reliability testing on the NRU reactor mock-ups in preparation of performing the final repair to the vessel. (May 12, 2010)

Video Update: Dave Godfrey, Project Director at The Welding Institute (TWI) based in Cambridge, UK

With 35 years experience in a range of industrial sectors, Mr. Godfrey shares his expert commentary on AECL’s NRU repair strategy, describing the process as “the most complex” repair upon which he has been engaged. (April 14, 2010)

New Video Update from David Cox: Summary of weld repair methods

AECL’s Return to Service Project Director, David Cox, provides a summary of the weld repair methods applied to the NRU reactor. (March 25, 2010)

Update from Gina Strati: Design and development of the custom tools

Gina Strati, Manager of AECL’s Mechanical Equipment Development Branch, outlines the design and development of the custom tools used both to inspect the condition of the reactor and apply the weld repairs to the NRU vessel. (March 25, 2010)

Randy Lesco and Cal Doucette: Engineering Strategies for Weld Repair

Randy Lesco, AECL’s General Manager Engineering & Projects, explains how his engineering team is ensuring that the weld repairs are done correctly with minimal impact on the NRU vessel and Cal Doucette, AECL Mechanical Design Engineer, takes you inside his office to outline the numerous competing priorities that must be addressed before finalizing the weld repair strategy. (March 3, 2010)

New Video Update from David Cox, NRU Return to Service Project Director

AECL’s Return to Service Project Director, David Cox, describes how AECL is managing the stress on the NRU vessel caused by the welding process. (March 3, 2010)

Latest Operations Update from Bill Pilkington

AECL’s Senior Vice-President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Bill Pilkington, outlines the complex process involved in conducting the weld repairs on the NRU reactor vessel. (February 10, 2010)

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