Cameco will also host a Saturday night (May 28) reception for participants at the host hotel (Saskatoon Radisson). On Sunday morning, tour participants will be shuttled from the Radisson Hotel and flown to McArthur River (620 km north of Saskatoon) via charter. The tour will include lunch, a pre-tour presentation, about ninety minutes underground, and a post-tour coffee break before flying back to Saskatoon. Participants will then be treated to a dinner at Saskatoon's Wanuskewin Heritage Park. The experience will conclude with a tour of the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron Monday morning, May 29, 2006, before participants fly commercially from Saskatoon to Toronto (about 4 hours).
McArthur River Mine Tour
McArthur River is the world's largest, high-grade uranium mine. It is Cameco's flagship operation, located in the Athabasca basin region of northern Saskatchewan. The ore grade at McArthur River averages 25% U3O8, more than 100 times higher than the world average. The McArthur River deposit is located more than 500 metres below the surface at the juncture of the water-saturated Athabasca sandstone and basement rock. Because of this unique geology, Cameco uses a unique combination of a non-entry mining technique and ground freezing. Although both techniques are common in mining, neither had been used for uranium production before the McArthur River mine. Wanuskewin Heritage Park - www.wanuskewin.com
Wanuskewin Heritage Park hugs the west bank of the South Saskatchewan River, just three kilometers north of Saskatoon. Within its 240 hectares (about 600 acres) there are 19 sites that represent the active society of Northern Plains Peoples. For more than 6,000 years people have gathered at this unique and beautiful place. The nomadic tribes who roamed the Northern Plains came here to hunt bison, to gather food and herbs, and to find shelter from the winter winds. Dinner in this breathtaking setting, with unique foods regional to Saskatchewan, is an experience not to be missed.
Canadian Light Source Tour - www.lightsource.ca
The CLS is Canada's national facility for synchrotron light research. Officially opened in October 2004, the CLS will light the way to a new era of science and innovation in Canada for academe, government and industry. The stadium-sized, $173.5-million project is Canada's biggest scientific research facility in more than 30 years.
For those unfamiliar with the concept, a synchrotron produces extremely bright light -- millions of times brighter than the sun -- by using powerful magnets and radio frequency waves to accelerate electrons to nearly the speed of light. This infra-red, ultraviolet and X-ray light is shone down beamlines to experimental stations where scientists can select different parts of the spectrum to "see" the microscopic nature of matter, right down to the level of the atom. Information obtained with a synchrotron can be used to help design new drugs, examine the structure of surfaces for developing more effective motor oils, build more powerful computer chips, and help with clean-up of mining wastes, to name just a few applications. The CLS is one of only a handful of "third-generation" synchrotrons in the world. This new 2.9 GeV synchrotron light source is state-of-the-art and is one of the best available internationally.
The CLS tour is expected to take approximately one hour and the tour involves a walk around the perimeter of the synchrotron. Visitors are advised that there are no opportunities to rest during the walk. Following the tour, participants will be shuttled to the airport.
Maximum number of participants: SOLD OUT
Please note: Tour participants will be required to make their own arrangements for transportation to and from Saskatoon, which is serviced by both Westjet and Air Canada.
Participants in this tour will be required to make and pay for their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.
Airfare from Toronto to Saskatoon and back currently ranges from approximately $600-650 (economy) to $2400 (executive class). Currently, four direct Air Canada flights are available on Monday, May 29 as well as connecting flights on both airlines. Connecting flights go through Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg. Westjet also offers a connecting flight to Hamilton on Mondays. For more information on flights, contact your travel agent or visit www.westjet.com , or www.aircanada.com
Participants are also responsible for booking their own hotel. The host hotel for the tour will be the Radisson Hotel Saskatoon. Room rate is $99 -$109. When booking, please mention you are with the Women In Nuclear meeting.
Contact information:
Radisson Hotel Saskatoon
405 20th Street East,
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7K 6X6, Canada
Reservations: 1 (800) 333-3333
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