Facility Tours
May 27 2026
Attendees will be arranged in groups that will tour the Canadian Light Source (90 mins) and Fedoruk/SRC/RSIC (90 mins) on the University of Saskatchewan campus. Busses will leave the Sheraton Hotel at 12:30pm and return at 4:30pm. Please note the required attire for each facility.
Canadian Light Source
The Canadian Light Source (CLS) is one of the largest science projects in Canada’s history. The facility speeds up electrons to produce intensely bright synchrotron light that helps scientists study materials at a molecular level. Over 1,000 researchers from around the world use the CLS every year. This tour will provide a behind the scenes look at how light is produced and used at the facility. Registration at CLS reception is required before the tour starts. Groups of six will go with a guide to six locations in the building (about 10 mins at each station) that include the Control Room, Linear Accelerator, Booster Ring, Storage Ring, Biomedical Imaging and Therapy Beamline and a station that will summarize the many aspects of the Radiation Protection Program at CLS.
Required Attire: comfortable closed-toe shoes (no heels); some grated stairs are involved
Photos are permissible at all location
Sylvia Fedoruk Centre for Nuclear Innovation
The Saskatchewan Cyclotron Facility has a 24 MeV cyclotron and labs for safe handling of nuclear substances. The Fedoruk Centre operates, manages, and maintains the Facility in a state of readiness for user access. Our cyclotron, labs and qualified technical staff help the nuclear medicine industry by producing a reliable supply of radioisotopes for medical imaging. They also support researchers who are developing new radiopharmaceuticals for research or medical applications.
Required Attire: pants, comfortable closed-toe shoes
Saskatchewan Research Council – Environmental Analytical Laboratories
Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) Environmental Analytical Laboratories is one of Canada’s most comprehensive analytical chemistry laboratories, providing environmental testing services and expertise in organic, inorganic, and radiochemistry. This tour will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the radiochemistry laboratory, where a wide range of radioanalytical analyses are performed on various matrices, including alpha spectroscopy, beta counting, and gamma spectroscopy.
Required Attire: comfortable closed-toe shoes; pants; long sleeved top or lab coats will be available
Photos and videos are NOT permissible at SRC.
Radiation Safety Institute of Canada
The National Laboratories, established in 1989, delivers best-in-class Health Physics services including the only licensed radon and thoron progeny and long-lived radioactive dust dosimetry service in North America. The Institute is also home to the National Radon Chamber, a unique facility used for research and radon and radon progeny instrumentation development, testing and calibration. This tour will provide attendees an introduction into the unique activities of the National Laboratories.
