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US-based fusion company Stellarex and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for collaboration and cooperation in the science and technology of fusion energy production. Stellarex and CNL will partner in specific areas of fusion energy science and technology towards the design and realisation of Stellarex’s planned fusion energy power plants.

Date: Thursday, 21 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsstellarex-and-cnl-to-collaborate-on-fusion-energy-11616906

Romanian nuclear utility Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN), and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) have signed an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract for construction of the Cernavoda Tritium Removal Facility (CTRF).

Date: Friday, 30 June 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclearelectrica-and-khnp-to-construct-tritium-removal-facility-at-cernavoda-npp-10974947

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese company Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd (KF) to partner on the delivery of technical services to support the growing international fusion reactor market, with a key focus on testing related to tritium.

Date: Saturday, 01 April 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/CNL,-Kyoto-Fusioneering-join-forces-for-fusion-tec

The UK's First Light Fusion plans to build a 60 MW pilot power plant based on its unique projectile fusion technology to prove the integrated engineering for electricity generation and the production of tritium. It has partnered with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to design a system for extracting tritium from the reactor.

Date: Thursday, 01 December 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/First-Light-teams-up-with-CNL-on-tritium-productio

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and private fusion developer General Fusion will pursue a series of joint projects to accelerate the deployment of commercial fusion power in Canada.

Date: Saturday, 12 November 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-collaboration-sets-goal-of-commercial-fus

Canada’s General Fusion and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) will collaborate on projects to "advance the commercialisation of magnetised target fusion energy".

Date: Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/General-Fusion-and-UKAEA-to-collaborate-on-fusion

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has issued a call for proposals for the fourth round of its Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative (CNRI). CNL said the CNRI programme continues to grow, and this year has expanded to accept applications from Canadian universities, who are invited to submit project ideas that fall within this round’s designated focus areas.

Date: Friday, 07 October 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscanada-calls-for-proposals-for-cnri-programme-10064542

Fusion energy developer Helion Energy has broken ground on a new facility in Everett, Washington, which will house its seventh generation fusion prototype, known as Polaris. Construction of the facility, which will also produce helium-3 fuel, is expected to be completed in early-2022. Meanwhile, General Fusion and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories are to collaborate on the development of tritium extraction techniques for use in commercial fusion power plants.

Date: Friday, 30 July 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Helion-starts-construction-of-seventh-fusion-proto

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.

Date: Thursday, 22 October 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canada-agrees-to-participate-in-ITER-fusion-projec

Canada’s General Fusion has closed additional financing in support of its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) programme.

Date: Friday, 31 July 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmore-finance-for-canadas-general-fusion-8052774