The People
Photos and profiles of Chalk River pioneers and staff
Photos of Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories staff over the decades.
Cockcroft visits Thode’s Group at McMaster, July, 1945
L-R: R.C. Hawkins, A.L. Harkness, H. Thode, H. Duckworth, J. Cockcroft, R.L. Graham, D.T. Roberts (?) or R.S. Smith(?).
(Photo source - Diana McElroy (daughter of R.L. Graham))
(Photo source - Diana McElroy (daughter of R.L. Graham))
Nuclear Physics Branch, 1950
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Engineering Division, 1949
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Biology Division, 1946
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Physical Sciences Vice-President’s Forum, August, 1990
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Changing of the Guard, 1946
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Chemistry Branch, September, 1952
1. John Davies 2. Fred Brown 3. Bob Kay 4. Bernard Harvey 5. Kay Shafer 6. Les Cook 7. Jean McCallum 8. Ed Schultz 9. Alma Holland 10. Don Nelson 11. Natasha Coffin 12. Dot Shields 13. Doug Frivalt 14. Olive Parsons 15. Agnes MacKenzie 16. Harry Taniguchi 17. Owen Shaw 18. Nat Moss 19. Janet Adam 20. Tom Hardwick 21. Helen Boxall 22. Finley Huckabone 23. Roz Bartholomew 24. Dick Eager 25. Len Cushing 26. Kevin Roche 27. Vic Buckley 28. Bill Boyd 29. Bill Stevens 30. John Butler 31. Bill Cobbett 32. Jim Daniel 33. Mac Lounsbury 34. Bill McKee 35. Maurice Ruddy 36. Leo Yaffe 37. Jimmy Baird 38. Abe Baerg 39. Adrian Booth 40. Pop Boland 41. Dan Munroe 42. Bob Jervis 43. Don R. McKenzie 44. Alex Eastwood 45. Line Steele 46. Jack Atherley 47. Al Gray 48. Wally Fletcher 49. Don E. McKenzie 50. John Runnels 51. A Bain 52. Bob Robertson 53. Don Kerr
NRU Startup, November, 1957
1. R.M. Pearce, 2. ?, 3. Bill Henderson, 4. Eugene Critoph, 5. David Keys, 6. Ed Grey, 7. Dave Hone, 8. George Laurence, 9. Don Stewart, 10. Gib James, 11. George Baines, 12. Harry Collins, 13. Don Hurst, 14. Fred Gilbert, 15. ?, 16. Art Ward, 17. John Hilborn, 18. ?, 19. ?, 20. John Inglis, 21. John Hueton, 22. ?, 23 ?, 24 Carmen Sandrelli, 25. ?, 26. Doug MacCready, 27. Colin Mawson, 28. Rene Dagenais, 29. ?, 30. Phil Tunnicliffe
Stores at CRNL, 1958
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Pool Type Reactor (PTR) goes critical: 29 November, 1957
(Seated) Charles Mann, Standing (L-R); D. Craig, G. Keech, L. Larson (nee Vidal), W. Henderson, D. Walker, T. Rogers, and D. Renwick (Canadair Ltd.)
Organizing committee for the 1960 International Conference on Nuclear Structure, Kingston
CRNL participants underlined. Back, L-R: W.T. Sharp, E.W. Vogt, V.F. Weisskopf, B.H. Flowers, D.R. Inglis, B.B. Kinsey, H.E. Gove, R.L. Graham Front, L-R: E.B. Paul, D.A. Bromley, A. Bohr, A.P. Komar, W.B. Lewis, R.E. Peierls, R.F. Taschek, G.A. Bartholomew, L.G. Elliot (Photo Source – D. McElroy, daughter of R.L. Graham)
NPD Start-up, 1962
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NPD Start-up, 1962
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Harry Collins as Winner of 1963 Golden Garbage Pail Award
(L-R); Rupe Wright, Gib James, Harry Collins, Borden McCallum (Fire Protection Officer), Jimmy Davidson, Doug Breckon, John Holland, Jimmy Hickey, Jim Graham
(The award was accompanied by a certificate with the citation “Awarded yearly to the man showing the greatest interest in the Golden Garbage Pail Campaign”).
(The award was accompanied by a certificate with the citation “Awarded yearly to the man showing the greatest interest in the Golden Garbage Pail Campaign”).
CRNL Supervisory Practices Course, 1963 (aka “Charm School”)
Back (L-R): Vern Steward, Murray Moore, Lloyd Shea, Walter Laughren, John Gahan, Jack Hammond Middle: Jim Graham, George Brown, Joe D’Aoust, Gord Lehman, Tom Cull Front: Fred Roach, Harold Smith, Ed Hierlihy, Tony Reynolds, Ted Wilshire, John Foster, Ron Shuttleworth (Course Leader)
NRU Restart, 1964
(L-R): W.B. Lewis, Gene Critoph, Jim Sheridan, Doug Griffin, Bob Lalor, Rupe Wright, Jim Aspinal, Gib James, Grant Childerhose, Norm Brown (back), Jim Mullen (front), John Inglis, (back), Doug MacCready (front), Murray Moore, Don Ross, Cliff Brown, John McNeil, ?, Ed Kerr, ?, Al Okazaki, Harry Collins, John Sproule, John Hilborn, Mel Berlie, Gorman Kay, Mani Masicotte, Gavin Nicholson.
Fundamentals of Supervision, 1968
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NRU Restart, March, 1964
L-R: Grant Childerhose, Ed Kerr, Rupe Wright, John Hilborn, W.B. Lewis, John Inglis, Gib James, Gene Critoph, Harry Collins, John Sproule
Mechanical Equipment Development Branch, June, 1969
L-R: John Melvin, Ted Burgoyne(?), Jim Harrop, Doug McLeod, Bill Cargo, Michel Pettigrew, Gerry ?, George Doubt, Frank Devine, Bob Watson, Don Dixon, Len Laplante, Eric Trapp, Hank Gentili, Cecil Rhodes, Norm Russell, Stan Whittaker, Dave Parker, Brian Cotnam(?), June Falkenham (nee Stewart), Harry Schrader, Kevin Roche, Kathy ?.
AECL Secretary Seminar, 1970
Standing (L-R): Bonnie McGillis, Gwen Vader, Sharon Baker, Janice Houghton, Linda Sopchyshyn, Judy Hoffman, Wendy Leach, Alice Austin Seated: Gerry O’Callaghan/McMahon, Ann Burton, Linda McBride, Anita ?, Carol Bonnie/Beatie
Long Service Recognition Dinner, 1970
Dr. D.G. Hurst, G.R. Matteau and D.J. Robertson attended a dinner in Ottawa, March 20, to mark 25 years of service with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited or its predecessors in the Canadian atomic energy program. For Dr. Hurst it was also a leave-taking as he left the company to head the Atomic Energy Control Board”. The attendees (L-R) were: S. E. Lipin, C.C. Kennedy, D.J. Robertson, D. Watson, J.L. Gray, D.G. Hurst, G.R. Matteau, W.B. Lewis.
Print Shop, 1974
Back Row: (L-R)- Roly Desjardins, Don Alwright, Wayne Baker, Joe Yeatman, Dave Payer, Carson Millard, Mary Edwards Middle Row: Dyer Code, Joyce Olmstead, Werner Eichberg, Ruth Donnelly, Francis Boyer, Colleen Payer Front Row: Irene Lesage, Neirdre Stewart, Maurice Arvasais, Janet Clough.
Bldg. 250 Golf Tournament, July, 1974
Back Row: George Taylor, ?, ?, Vince Urbanic, Frank Gravelle, Frank Gravelle(with fingers) Middle Row: ?, Bala Balakrishnan, Bill Holtslander, Derek Lister, Artie Leach (??), Ed Mutterback, Paul Denault, Eric LeSurf, Bob Campbell, Merv Allison Front Row: Raj Patania, Leo Buckley, Joe Senohrabek, Rod Jones, Ed McVey, Floyd Miller
CRL Security Officers, June, 1977
(L-R): Henry Perkins, Oswald Paquette, Charlie Ladouceur, Barry Voegtle, Ames Barclay, Eldon Bresseau
Nuclear Physics Branch, 1977
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Bldg. 375 Plutonium Lab., April, 1977
Back (L-R): Bruce Hildebrand, Les Shurrock, Ron Boucher, Floyd Miller Middle: Jim Cairns, Jim Conversi, Allan Zeller, Don Shade, Len Norlock, Ron Stack Front: Allan Jeffs, Mighaile Audaro (Argentina), Ross McEwan, Alan Ross
CRNL Photography, August, 1980
(L-R) : Dennis Corrigan, Ken Gauthier, Ralph Robinson, Frank Yuke, Mike Brown, Louise Milani, Doug Brown. The image of Cliff Baskin (Group Leader), who took the photo, appears on the television monitor.
Unfortunately, most of the earliest nuclear pioneers have passed away.
Many of the “second generation” – those whose careers started in the 1950s and 1960s – are also leaving us. A series of “retrospectives” on persons who have made notable contributions to Canada’s nuclear industry and heritage are presented here. We welcome contributions from any who wish to contribute material about others who we have not yet honoured or have been overlooked. Additional retrospectives will be posted when received.
Comprehensive publication listings that include all publications such as conference proceedings, work done outside of AECL and patents can usually only be generated from the knowledge of the originating author. Lacking those lists, the listings generated for these retrospectives often contain only those publications that could be found in a listing of the AECL-XXX and NRC-xxx series of publications.
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