/R E P E A T -- Video B-Roll and VNR available via CNW - Atomic Energy of
Canada Limited announces NRU restart/

CHALK RIVER, ON, Aug. 18 /CNW/ - The following B-Roll and VNR is available by Video On-Demand web download:

STORY SUMMARY: In accordance with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL) commitment to providing regular communications updates on the status of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, AECL releases the following video news release, b-roll and photo.

Video News Release and B-roll:

AECL President & CEO Hugh MacDiarmid and SVP & Chief Nuclear Officer Bill Pilkington announce the return to service of the NRU at Chalk River Laboratories. The release also marks the resumption in isotope production and the harvesting of isotopes for medical purposes.

    
    Videos include:
    1)  Commentary on the achievement of the restart of the NRU reactor by
        AECL President & CEO Hugh MacDiarmid and SVP & Chief Nuclear Officer
        Bill Pilkington.
    2)  B-roll to provide visuals of reactor restart and medical isotopes
        harvesting activities.

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    TIME OF POSTING:  11:30 am ET
    DATE OF POSTING:  August 18, 2010

    All video can be viewed by clicking on the link. Broadcast quality video
    is available for download by accredited journalists. Please contact
    [email protected] for access.
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    1-866-886-2325
    

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