Seven hundred professional engineers are taking strike action after negotiations with employer Candu Energy broke down over a dispute centred on the increasing use of contractors.
Canada's environment minister has approved the environmental assessment for the Midwest uranium project in Saskatchewan.
Canadian nuclear regulators have issued a site preparation licence for proposed new reactors at the Darlington site in Ontario. It is the first such licence to be issued in Canada in a quarter of a century.
Candu Energy has signed an agreement with three China National Nuclear Corporation subsidiaries to expand their cooperation in the development of thorium and recycled uranium as alternative fuels for new Candu reactors.
Westinghouse will prepare detailed construction plans and cost estimates for two potential AP1000 reactors at Ontario Power Generation's Darlington site.
Bruce A's unit 1 can restart following refurbishment, Canadian nuclear regulators have ruled. The reactor has been out of service since 1997._48.jpg "K9 for Candu (SPEA)_48")
Nuclear regulators in the USA and Canada are investigating an incident at a Canadian uranium refinery when the lid of a drum containing uranium oxide from a plant in the USA blew off, leading to the exposure of three workers to airborne uranium.
Cameco now owns over two-thirds of the Millennium uranium project in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin following the completion of its purchase of Areva Resources Canada's 27.94% interest.
The long-awaited return to service of the refurbished unit 2 of the Bruce A nuclear power plant in Ontario, Canada, has been delayed due to damage in an electrical generator on the non-nuclear side of the plant.
Rolls-Royce has completed the delivery of the final components of a multimillion dollar technology package for use at AECL's Chalk River site.