A Technical History of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited as Seen from Its Research Laboratories
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/06/1997
Written by sixteen of Canada's pioneering nuclear scientists, the book 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 the management of radioactive wastes. As well as providing a valuable historical perspective on Canadian science, Canada Enters the Nuclear Age offers useful guidance for innovative scientific development in the future, a future that will depend on developing and nurturing technically sophisticated industry.
- ISBN:
- 9780773516014
- 9780773516014
- Category:
- History of the Americas
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-06-1997
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Country of origin:
- Canada
- Pages:
- 448
- Dimensions (mm):
- 264x231x38mm
- Weight:
- 1.27kg
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