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The UK government has outlined plans to invest £525 million ($686 million) to help develop large and smaller-scale nuclear power plants, and research and develop new advanced modular reactors.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 21 November 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuks-ten-point-plan-supports-small-and-advanced-reactors-8371307
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organisation on 15 October signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Canadian government, which sets out terms for the transfer of Canadian-supplied nuclear material (tritium), and tritium-related equipment and technology.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 23 October 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscanada-returns-to-iter-8195013
After leaving the Iter project in 2003, Canada has now signed a cooperation agreement with the ITER Organisation for the transfer of Canadian-supplied tritium, and tritium-related equipment and technology. The agreement follows the signing in April 2018 of a Memorandum of Understanding to explore how Canada could participate in the project to construct the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 22 October 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canada-agrees-to-participate-in-ITER-fusion-projec
The Canadian government has announced a CAD49.3 million ($37.5m) investment in General Fusion. The funding will help General Fusion create technology and support its project to develop a first-of-its-kind large-scale prototype plant that will demonstrate a practical approach to commercialising electricity from fusion energy. “General Fusion’s technology has the potential to revolutionise how sustainable energy is generated and position British Columbia—and Canada—as a global leader in fusion technology,” the announcement said.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 01 November 2018
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscanada-invests-in-fusion-6830755
Canada’s Minister of International Trade, François-Philippe Champagne, on 17 April signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) on possible Canadian participation in construct the fusion reactor now being built at Cadarache in France.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Monday, 30 April 2018
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscanada-considers-rejoining-iter-6133160