AECL CEO Doctor Bob Walker talks about possibility of a new research reactor at Chalk River

AECL CEO Doctor Bob Walker talks about possibility of a new research reactor at Chalk River: Considering that it takes about 10 years to design and build a new research reactor and several more years to build and commission neutron scattering instruments, even if such a future research reactor included neutron beams, it may be too late to avoid a neutron gap and maintain the existing neutron scattering competency in Canada... http://www.renfrewtoday.ca/default.asp?pid=476487&wireid=01195_ARP_AECLupdate1_052316: "A new reactor is a possibility for Chalk River. AECL is gearing up for the second phase of restructuring, and AECL CEO Doctor Bob Walker presented County Council with an overview of the plans over the next four years. One of the possibilities is a government - commercial partnership to build a new research reactor sometime after 2016. He says the government is not willing to go it alone but would be willing to talk about cost sharing.
These changes will not come overnight. It is expected selecting a new consortium to take over management of the lab will take two years, followed by a phase in period of an additional two years. AECL currently contributes $300 million in salaries and an additional $250 million in supplies and services to the Renfrew County economy."