Minister Oliver Visits AECL's Chalk River Laboratories
(firmenpresse) - CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/11/12 -- The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, accompanied by Cheryl Gallant, M.P. for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, today visited the Chalk River Laboratories of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL).
Minister Oliver and Ms. Gallant toured the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor and the Biological Research Facility and met with employees and officials.
"The Government recognizes the value of the Laboratories to the nuclear sector," said Minister Oliver. "I was happy to have the opportunity to see first-hand the work underway at the Labs."
"Chalk River Laboratories has a long history of achievement in nuclear science and technology development," said Ms. Gallant. "They have been key to nuclear innovation in Canada and are an economic cornerstone of our region."
The Government of Canada is currently conducting a review of AECL's Nuclear Laboratories as part of the ongoing restructuring of the Crown corporation. The Government is in the process of analyzing expressions of interest in the Laboratories that were received in response to a public call for submissions in February of this year.
AECL's Nuclear Laboratories includes two main sites: Chalk River Laboratories (CRL), located in Ontario, 190 km northwest of Ottawa, and Whiteshell Laboratories, located at Pinawa, Manitoba. The Laboratories are home to researchers with unique capabilities and expertise.
NRCan's news releases and backgrounders are available at
Contacts:
Media may contact:
Patricia Best
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister
Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa
613-996-2007
Media Relations
Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa
613-992-4447
General public may contact:
Mon-Fri, 8:30-4:30 EDT
Telephone: 613-995-0947
TTY: 613-996-4397 (teletype for the hearing-impaired)
Themen in dieser Pressemitteilung:
Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Datum: 11.05.2012 - 19:33 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 145679
Anzahl Zeichen: 0
contact information:
Town:
CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO
Kategorie:
Government & Administration
Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 373 mal aufgerufen.
Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"Minister Oliver Visits AECL's Chalk River Laboratories"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von
Natural Resources Canada (Nachricht senden)
Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).
