1952 - Reconstruction of the NRX Reactor at Chalk River

In this paper the author lifts the curtain surrounding Canada's Atomic Energy Plant at Chalk River to explain the original reactor and the nature of the accident which occurred in December 1952. A detailed description is given how the old reactor was dismantled and its calandria was removed and disposed of and the reconstruction of an improved and more powerful reactor.

Presented at the Hamilton Branch of The Engineering Institute of Canada in September 1953.