The Saskatchewan Accelerator Laboratory was a linear accelerator facility on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The facility was constructed in 1962 at a cost of
The above-ground SAL building, seen around 1994.
John Cockcroft turns the first sod for SAL. May 10, 1962.
Leon Katz with the LINAC, around 1964
Layout of the SAL facility in 1994
Radiation protection
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Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, a
A radiographer in World War I wearing protective clothing and headpiece
Large scale glovebox in the nuclear industry used to contain airborne radioactive particles.
A lead castle built to shield a radioactive sample in a lab, being a form of lead shielding.
Hand-held ion chamber survey meter in use for surface dose rate on one of three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) for the Cassini spacecraft.