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Canada’s Laurentis Energy Partners (LEP), a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation (OPG), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate with Romanian nuclear utility, SN Nuclearelectricia (SNN), on the production of medical isotopes at the Cernavoda NPP and also to explore the possibility of heavy water production in Romania.

Date: Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newslaurentis-and-nuclearelectricia-to-collaborate-on-medical-isotope-production-11186464

Laurentis Energy Partners and Nuclearelectrica are to collaborate on the production of medical isotopes at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant and explore the possibility of heavy water production in Romania.

Date: Saturday, 30 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-and-Romanian-firms-collaborate-on-medical

Unit 6 at Canada’s Bruce Power NPP has been reconnected to Ontario’s electricity grid following completion of its Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage, which began in January 2020. Bruce Power said the work was completed ahead of schedule and on budget despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first unit to be returned to service as part of Bruce Power’s Life-Extension Program, which will see Units 3-8 refurbished over the next decade, extending their operation period to 2064 and beyond.

Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbruce-powers-unit-6-reconnected-to-ontarios-electricity-grid-11139824

The UAE’s Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Poland’s Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-operate in the development small modular reactors (SMRs). The MOU aims to provide an enabling framework for developing SMRs based on GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 SMR technology in Poland and the UK, as well as within Central and Eastern Europe. ENEC and OSGE will work together to identify specific areas of mutual cooperation.

Date: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsenec-to-co-operate-with-polands-osge-on-smrs-11140560

The nuclear industry has the solutions to assist end-users - from the shipping industry to data centres - in reducing their carbon emissions and meeting their decarbonisation goals, panellists at World Nuclear Symposium 2023 said.

Date: Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-industry-ready-to-help-end-users-cut-emiss

The unit has been reconnected to Ontario's grid following a successful Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage that was completed ahead of schedule and on budget.

Date: Saturday, 09 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bruce-6-back-on-the-grid-after-refurbishment

Saskatchewan’s Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) is providing CAD479,000 ($352,296) to the Saskatchewan Industrial & Mining Suppliers Association (SIMSA) and its partners to prepare local companies for participation in Canadian provincial, national and global small modular reactor (SMR) development. SIMSA, is a non-profit organisation representing more than 300 Saskatchewan-based suppliers to the industrial, mining and energy sectors.

Date: Thursday, 31 August 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmore-funding-for-saskatchewan-smr-development-11109402

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have completed two joint reports on GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR).

Date: Saturday, 19 August 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscanadian-and-us-regulators-complete-reports-on-bwrx-300-11083328

The refurbished unit 3 of the Darlington nuclear power plant has been reconnected to the grid 169 days ahead of schedule, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced. Unit 3 is the second of four Candu units at the site to undergo refurbishment in a 10-year project that will enable the plant to continue operations until 2055.

Date: Thursday, 20 July 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Second-refurbished-Darlington-reactor-back-online