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Cameco notes market improvements
Cameco notes market improvements
The uranium market is showing a marked improvement compared with a year ago but there is still a long way to go, Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel said on 2 November.
Corporate · Monday, 5 November 2018
Canada to build advanced medical isotope centre
Canada to build advanced medical isotope centre
Canada is to invest more than CAD50 million (USD38 million) on a new centre for advanced medical isotope research and development. The centre will be on the campus of Triumf, the national laboratory for particle physics, at the University of British Columbia.
New Nuclear · Friday, 2 November 2018
UK, Canada sign Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
UK, Canada sign Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
The UK and Canada today signed a bilateral Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, the third such agreement signed by the UK this year in preparation for its exit from the European Union.
Nuclear Policies · Friday, 2 November 2018
Canadian, Romanian industry groups extend cooperation
Canadian, Romanian industry groups extend cooperation
The Organisation of Canadian Nuclear Industries and the Romanian Atomic Forum have signed a memorandum of understanding renewing their cooperation in the field of nuclear energy.
Corporate · Wednesday, 31 October 2018
IMSR starts second stage of Canadian design review
IMSR starts second stage of Canadian design review
Terrestrial Energy's Integral Molten Salt Reactor has entered the second phase of a vendor design review by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The design was the first advanced reactor to complete the first phase of the CNSC's regulatory pre-licensing review.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 17 October 2018
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
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