SLCan Ottawa - Sustainability in Labs at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

1. Speaker Bio

Craig Muirhead is the Project Leader for the Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre (ANMRC). In his role as a Project Leader, Craig has gained experience on an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Team. Craig started his career with CNL over 13 years ago as a Research Scientist in the Hydrogen Isotopes Technology Branch and was part of the Tritium Facility. In 2015, Craig joined Capital Projects as a Project Engineering Representative on the Tritium Facility Relocation Project. In 2022 Craig transitioned from his role as Project Engineering Representative on the ANMRC project to the ANMRC Project Leader. In his roles at CNL, Craig has been involved in developing laboratories, liaising with stakeholders such as Science and Technology, Operations, and Compliance Programs. Craig has since worked on several projects including the Site Utilities Revitalization Project, Hot Cell Bridging, and Fuel Fabrication Facility, but has been mainly focused on the ANMRC.

Steven Bemis is the Project Manager for the Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre (ANMRC). Steve works with the Integrated Project Delivery team, including CNL’s project, operation, S&T and compliance program staff as well as the Contractor and Consultant teams that were onboarded to deliver the design, procurement, fabrication, construction, and commissioning of the ANMRC. Steve is a World Nuclear University 2016 alumni and a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario. Steve has been with CNL for 13 years and he started in the NRU maintenance engineering department where he specialized in the reactor’s control rods and relay logic system. After NRU’s closure, Steve moved to Capital where he served a term as a Project Engineering Representative, than section head for Infrastructure Project Engineering and the Delegated Design Authority for Capital’s Infrastructure group. He then joined ANMRC as Project Leader in 2020 progressing to Project Manager in 2022. Through his experiences, Steve has gained a passion for the nuclear industry and the vital role it will continue to play in solving some of humanity’s biggest challenges.

2. Abstract

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is Canada’s national nuclear laboratory and a world leader in developing nuclear technology for peaceful and innovative applications. Using our over 70 years of expertise as Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, we work to advance innovative solutions on behalf of Canadians, including carbon-free energy, cancer treatments and other therapies, non-proliferation technologies and waste management solutions.

CNL’s Chalk River Laboratories campus is made up of numerous laboratories and support infrastructure and is currently undergoing a site revitalization which includes the design and construction of the Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre (ANMRC). ANMRC will provide a modern research facility for Canadian Nuclear Laboratory’s (CNL’s) materials and fuels research and development capabilities co-located with supporting shielded facilities. The capabilities included in the ANMRC, particularly the ability to handle industrial-scale radioactive materials and fuels, which are unique to Canada and are available in only a handful of facilities worldwide.

Like other buildings at the CNL campus, the ANMRC design and construction has incorporated sustainability and wellness. This is despite the challenges of building a nuclear science laboratory with code-based requirements that would render sustainability option infeasible or impractical. ANMRC will be positioned to accept renewable energy sources (e.g. Small Modular Reactor campus heating loop), and thereby help CNL achieve carbon neutral operation at the Chalk River campus by 2040.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Centurion Conference & Event Center - Adriatic Room, 170 Colonnade Road South, Ottawa, Canada