Canada enters the nuclear age
Subtitle: a technical history of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.
Contributors: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.
Publisher: Published for Atomic Energy Canada Limited by McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
Subjects: Énergie atomique du Canada, limitée -- Histoire; Nuclear engineering -- Canada -- History; Nuclear energy -- Research -- Canada -- History; Énergie nucléaire -- Recherche -- Canada -- Histoire
Description: Written by sixteen of Canada's pioneering nuclear scientists, Canada Enters the Nuclear Age focuses on Canada's nuclear program at AECL's laboratories at Chalk River, Ontario, and Whiteshell, Manitoba, between the years 1943 and 1985. Topics include the organization and operations of AECL's laboratories, nuclear safety and radiation protection, radioisotopes, basic research, development of the CANDU reactor, and management of radioactive wastes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.