NRU
- Country: Canada
- Role: Research
- Status: Decommissioned
- Year: 1957
Overview
The National Research Universal reactor at Chalk River supplied medical isotopes including much of the world molybdenum 99 plus materials research from 1957 to 2018. Its 1958 fuel rod fire was the first serious reactor accident in the West.
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