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Economic impact of $1.6B from Electric Vehicle R&D Using Neutrons

June 27, 2024
Canadian and U.S. research using neutron beams has led to multiple advances in battery electric vehicles, resulting in an estimated economic benefit to Canada of $1.6 billion.
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Impacts in Nuclear Power Generation

June 26, 2024
Canada’s nuclear power stations avoided losses of hundreds of millions of dollars in energy production and prevented gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions. Thousands of jobs were supported. Continuing research aims for billion-dollar impacts.
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Economic impact of $800M from Hard Drive R&D Using Neutrons

June 26, 2024
Canadian and U.S. research using neutron beams accelerated the development of hard drives, resulting in an estimated economic benefit to Canada of $800 million.
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A Decade of Feeder Studies for Canadian Nuclear Power

February 1, 2015
Canada’s fleet of nuclear power plants have realized impacts worth hundreds of millions from research supported by a decade of stress measurements using neutron beams to ensure their safe, reliable and economic operations.
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Part 1: Responding to Cracked Feeders at Point Lepreau

February 1, 2015
New Brunswick Power accessed neutron beams to obtain critical knowledge to understand unexpected incidents at its nuclear power plant and assure its safe and reliable operations.
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Part 2: Managing Continued Risk of Feeder Cracking at Point Lepreau

February 1, 2015
Stress data from an array of feeder pipes obtained with neutron beams assists NB Power to manage the cracking issues and informs decision-making about the timing of its refurbishment.
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Part 3: Assuring Exports, Relicensing of the Reactor Fleet, and Qualification of Innovation

February 1, 2015
The Canadian nuclear industry rose to immediate challenges posed by the cracking issues, employing neutron beams as part of their research on materials. That research provided confidence to continue with a multi-billion export project, enabled all the stations to assure safety for continued, and resulted in spin-off technology.
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