Announcements

CINS submits Expression of Interest in AECL

March 30, 2012 - CINS would seek to contribute to an oversight role so as to restore Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) to its proper position as a centre for research in Canada, and to ensure that its unique combination of capabilities is managed for the benefit of all clients, whether they be academic, government or industrial users.

CNBC Activity Report for 2009 and 2010 Now Available

2012 January - The Canadian Neutron Beam Centre's (CNBC) activity report to CINS for 2009 and 2010 is now available online in both official languages.

CINS 2011 Annual General Meeting a success

The University of Winnipeg was host for the CINS Annual General Meeting on Oct 28-30, 2011.

Key speakers included Bob McDonald, host of Quirks and Quarks.

See the official meeting page for more details.

NRU Reactor Shutdown Complete: Beamlines are Operational

June 17, 2011 - Neutrons are once again beaming through the neutron beamlines at the NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (CNBC). The NRU reactor, which is the source of the neutrons, is operating again after the first annual planned one month shutdown of the reactor was successfully completed early on June 16 - a day earlier than planned.

Report on the 11th Canadian Neutron Scattering Summer School

June 17, 2011 - What brings dozens of graduate students and research scientists together from across Canada and the world for a week in the woods of the Ottawa Valley? An education on how to use the tools for world-class materials research at the NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (NRC-CNBC) at Chalk River Laboratories, a site owned and operated by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL).

Using neutrons to understand magnetic nano-structures will enable further advancement of computer memory.

Using neutrons to analyze polymer nano-coatings on implanted heart valves will minimize the chance of post-operative stroke or death.

Using neutrons to measure stresses in railroad tracks will help to prevent train derailments.