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CNL launches Centre for Reactor Sustainability
CNL launches Centre for Reactor Sustainability
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has launched the Centre for Reactor Sustainability, bringing together its broad research capabilities to support the sustainable, long-term operations of the world's nuclear power reactors.
Corporate · Thursday, 4 October 2018
Canadian organisations to produce medical isotope
Canadian organisations to produce medical isotope
Canadian particle accelerator centre TRIUMF and nuclear science and technology organisation Canadian Nuclear Laboratories have agreed to pursue a strategic partnership around the commercial production of medical radioisotope actinium-225 - nicknamed "the rarest drug on Earth".
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 28 September 2018
Challenging the nuclear finance status quo
Challenging the nuclear finance status quo
Financial challenges facing nuclear energy need to be tackled by disrupting the status quo to help drive down costs, delegates heard at the recent World Nuclear Association 2018 Symposium in London.
Corporate · Monday, 17 September 2018
Advanced automation testing facility opens in Canada
Advanced automation testing facility opens in Canada
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc and Bruce Power have held a ceremony to mark the opening of the Major Component Replacement Integration Facility at ATS' headquarters in Cambridge, Ontario.
Corporate · Thursday, 13 September 2018
Tumour treatment isotope to be made at Bruce-8
Tumour treatment isotope to be made at Bruce-8
Bruce Power is set to place medical-grade cobalt into unit 8 of its nuclear power plant in Ontario, meaning all four Bruce B units will now produce high specific activity cobalt, which is used to treat brain tumours worldwide.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Denison to increase Wheeler River ownership
Denison to increase Wheeler River ownership
Denison Mines Corp is to increase its share of the Wheeler River uranium project in Canada's Athabasca Basin to 90% after agreeing an acquisition of Cameco Corp's minority interest.
Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 5 September 2018
New Brunswick to test emergency plans
New Brunswick to test emergency plans
NB Power and the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organisation are to carry out Synergy Challenge 2018, a full-scale exercise to test the province's readiness to respond to a simulated nuclear emergency at the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant.
 
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 30 August 2018
Pickering relicensed to 2028
Pickering relicensed to 2028
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission yesterday announced its decision to grant a new ten-year operating licence for Ontario Power Generation's Pickering plant.
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 9 August 2018
Contract for recycled fuel for Chinese Candus
Contract for recycled fuel for Chinese Candus
Canada's SNC-Lavalin is to supply its 37M Natural Uranium Equivalent fuel - a mixture of depleted and recycled uranium - to units 1 and 2 of the Qinshan Phase III nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province.
Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Nuclear key to Ontario prosperity
Nuclear key to Ontario prosperity
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has called on the leaders of the Canadian province to leverage its nuclear sector as part of a blueprint to help keep Ontario "open for business".
Nuclear Policies · Wednesday, 1 August 2018
Cameco shutdown extended indefinitely
Cameco shutdown extended indefinitely
Cameco is extending the suspension of production at McArthur River and Key Lake "for an indeterminate duration", CEO Tim Gitzel has announced. The operations have been out of production since January.
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 26 July 2018
SNC-Lavalin to decommission research reactor
SNC-Lavalin to decommission research reactor
SNC-Lavalin's Candu Energy Inc is to provide decommissioning services for the Saskatchewan Research Council's (SRC) Slowpoke-2 research reactor, the company announced yesterday.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 24 July 2018
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