Our Chalk River location is looking for a Research & Development (R&D) Scientist (Chemistry & Materials) to support our Reactor Chemistry & Corrosion Branch. Can you see yourself in a role where you will be conducting R&D in chemistry and materials, focusing on radiation chemistry in nuclear applications and conducting radiolysis in water systems in and around the core of water-cooled nuclear reactors and the degradation of polymeric materials? If so, apply today!

• Contributing to a team performing fundamental and applied research on power station materials integrity and systems chemistry issues.
• Planning, execution and reporting of laboratory-based experimental studies using branch irradiation facilities.
• Leading chemical and material analyses to understand radiation degradation mechanisms.
• Operating and maintaining of branch irradiation facilities, which include a 2.5 MeV Van de Graaff electron accelerator and three gamma cells.
• Developing and applying computer models for radiation chemistry.
• Supervising of technical staff.
• Representing CNL at domestic and international technical and industry meetings related to relevant research and application areas.
• Troubleshooting and remediation of issues related to systems chemistry in numerous nuclear power plant systems and providing chemistry consulting services to internal customers at the Chalk River site.
• Interacting with CNL experts in a wide range of disciplines to provide a “one-stop service” in chemistry, materials and operations to industry.
• Interfacing with management leadership with the ability to succinctly demonstrate the technical value of a scientific idea.
• Developing relationships and external networks of industry contacts with the goal of increasing CNL’s commercial revenue streams.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.