CNL Unveils Ambitious New Corporate Strategy, The Canadian Business Journal

‘Vision 2030’ Release Launches Canada’s National Nuclear Laboratory
On an exciting new era in nuclear science and technology

CHALK RIVER, ON, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canada’s leading nuclear science and technology organization, the Canadian Nuclear Laboratory (CNL), has launched a bold and ambitious new corporate strategy known as Vision 2030. We are pleased to announce that we have launched , marks an exciting new direction for Canada’s National Nuclear Laboratory. The new strategy organizes CNL’s work into three strategic priorities: restoring and protecting the environment, promoting clean energy today and tomorrow, and contributing to the health of Canadians. The country’s greatest challenge.

In addition to new mandates that build on historic strengths in nuclear science and technology, the new strategy identifies what CNL sees as a central role in the future Canadian nuclear landscape. CNL serves as a national resource for all levels of government, the nuclear industry, the broader private sector, and academia, working with other organizations to bring innovative Canadian products and services to the real world, including carbon-free. Helps move forward for use in Energy, Cancer and Other Therapies, Non-Proliferation Technologies, Waste Management Solutions.

“Since 2014, CNL has laid the foundation for a new era of scientific discovery at Chalk River Laboratories. , delivered by engineers, is focused on what we do best.” CNL President and CEO Joe McBrearty said: “Specially designed to fill Canada’s innovation gap. We are pleased to announce that our vision is now in place, with a new corporate strategy developed to help us discover and move forward with solutions that address the needs of the public sector, private sector and critical nations. Academia to make it happen.”

This renewed focus on collaborative research has become an increasing priority at CNL and has not only created new commercial opportunities for the organization, but has also fostered economic development for the nuclear industry as a whole and beyond. To name just a few, CNL’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) installation program has helped SMR vendors advance their proprietary reactor technology for deployment. Also, the highly successful Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative continues to attract interest from organizations around the world to join the cost. Collaborative research projects related to advanced nuclear reactors, hydrogen and health sciences. CNL’s actinium-225 production program also provides Canadian and international institutions with significant quantities of rare medical isotopes to advance research into exciting new cancer treatments.

And while the new corporate strategy is designed to guide research, CNL’s new vision also extends to managing the company’s resources and talent. This includes the revitalization of Chalk River Laboratories, which is transforming into a modern and sustainable campus, and the modernization of CNL’s workplace policies, workforce and organizational structure. This establishes a more flexible work environment and allows employees to interact better with their employees. We work together and innovate as a company.

“This strategy is the culmination of years of meticulous planning, analysis and coordination with many stakeholders within CNL as well as externally,” comments McBreaty. “And while it may evolve over time, it demonstrates our priority as an organization: to serve as the national applied science and engineering laboratory. Solving problems and creating future innovations, working with academia to support the development of Canada’s workforce, and serving public needs on behalf of government ministries and agencies.”

“Overall, we believe this strategy will once again put Chalk River Labs on the map as an organization that can change the world,” added McBreaty.

CNL, Canada’s National Nuclear Laboratory, manages nuclear research and decontamination facilities across Canada, including its main campus in Chalk River. The site has approximately 2,700 employees, including scientists, engineers, physicists and other technical experts, and some of Canada’s most advanced nuclear research facilities, technology and equipment. CNL also manages site cleanup and decommissioning at the Whiteshell Institute near Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the implementation of the Port Hope Area Initiative, which cleans up historic waste in his two municipalities in Ontario. fulfilling the Government of Canada’s commitment to .

To read Vision 2030 published by CNL, you can access the new corporate strategy at www.cnl.ca/vision2030. For more information on CNL, including its science and technology programs, please visit www.cnl.ca.

About CNL
As Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, CNL is a world leader in the development of innovative nuclear science and technology products and services. Guided by an ambitious corporate strategy known as Vision 2030, CNL will deliver on three strategic priorities of national importance: restoring and protecting the environment, advancing clean energy technologies, and contributing to Canadian health. doing.

Leveraging assets owned by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), CNL also serves as a link between government, the nuclear industry, the broader private sector, and academia. CNL works with these sectors to bring innovative Canadian products and services for real-world use, including carbon-free energy, cancer and other therapies, non-proliferation technologies, and waste management solutions. I am making progress.

For more information on CNL, please visit www.cnl.ca.

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Director, Corporate Communications
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