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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
L3 MAPPS, Terrestrial team for IMSR simulation
L3 MAPPS, Terrestrial team for IMSR simulation
Canada's L3 MAPPS and Terrestrial Energy have signed an agreement to develop real-time simulation for Terrestrial's Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR). Terrestrial aims to commercialise the modular reactor design.
New Nuclear · Friday, 20 July 2018
Bruce Power, Rolls-Royce deepen digital collaboration
Bruce Power, Rolls-Royce deepen digital collaboration
British engineering group Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canada's Bruce Power to deepen their cooperation in digital technology. 
Corporate · Wednesday, 11 July 2018
First partner announced for New Brunswick SMR project
First partner announced for New Brunswick SMR project
The New Brunswick Energy Solutions Corporation yesterday announced Advanced Reactor Concepts as its first partner in a nuclear research cluster that will work on R&D of SMR technology in the Canadian province.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 10 July 2018
ATS to provide automated solutions for Bruce detube
ATS to provide automated solutions for Bruce detube
ATS Automation Systems has received a CAD60 million (USD46 million) order booking to design and deliver reactor component removal tools for Bruce Power's Major Component Replacement programme.
Corporate · Thursday, 5 July 2018
Bruce Power and ITM to supply cancer therapy isotope
Bruce Power and ITM to supply cancer therapy isotope
Bruce Power and ITG have launched a joint effort to explore the production of the medical radioisotope lutetium-177 at Bruce Power's Candu reactors.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 29 June 2018
Darlington to supply molybdenum-99
Darlington to supply molybdenum-99
Ontario Power Generation's Darlington nuclear power plant is to produce molybdenum-99 for use in new technetium-99m generators designed by BWX Technologies Inc.
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 21 June 2018
Ontario Power Generation starts rebuilding Darlington 2
Ontario Power Generation starts rebuilding Darlington 2
Darlington_2_reactor_face_(OPG)-48Work has begun to reassemble Darlington unit 2, Ontario Power Generation announced yesterday. The 878 MWe Candu unit is the first of Darlington's four reactors to undergo refurbishment to enable it to operate for a further 30 years.
Corporate · Tuesday, 12 June 2018
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