▁oper ates ▁the ▁National ▁Research ▁Universal ▁( NR U ) ▁re actor . ▁C N BC ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁global ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁materials ▁and ▁products ▁for ▁business es . ▁Like ▁most ▁other ▁neut ron ▁beam ▁labor ator ies , ▁the ▁C N BC ▁oper ates ▁be aml ines ▁as ▁a ▁service ▁to ▁external ▁research ers . ▁In ▁a ▁typical ▁year , ▁about ▁ 2 5 0 ▁individuals ▁particip ate ▁in ▁research ▁that ▁re lies ▁on ▁access ▁to ▁its ▁suite ▁of ▁ 6 ▁be aml ines ▁at ▁the ▁C N BC . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁neut ron ▁beam ▁labor atory ▁known ▁as ▁Canadian ▁Ne ut ron ▁Be am ▁Centre ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁A E CL ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Research ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Services ▁& ▁Product s ▁The ▁NR U ▁re actor , ▁closed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁was ▁a ▁multi - pur pose ▁research ▁re actor ▁that ▁supported ▁science ▁and ▁industry ▁in ▁three ▁areas ▁simultaneously : ▁ 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁Canada ' s ▁only ▁major ▁neut ron ▁source , ▁supp lying ▁neut rons ▁for ▁the ▁C N BC . ▁ 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁Canada ' s ▁only ▁major ▁materials ▁testing ▁re actor , ▁supporting ▁nuclear ▁energy ▁research ▁and ▁development . ▁ 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁largest ▁global ▁produ cers ▁of ▁medical ▁radio is ot op es . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Canadian ▁Light ▁Source ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁N RC ▁Canadian ▁Ne ut