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The Ontario government is working with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to begin planning and licensing for three more BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Darlington NPP site for a total of four.

Date: Thursday, 13 July 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsontario-and-opg-plan-more-smrs-11000636

Canada has made significant efforts to enhance its emergency preparedness and response framework for nuclear and radiological emergencies framework since an initial mission in 2019, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) follow-up mission has concluded.

Date: Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canada-bolsters-emergency-preparedness-and-respons

Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has submitted recommendations to the country's Minister of Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, for an Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste. In late 2020, the minister asked NWMO to lead a dialogue to develop the strategy.

Date: Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NWMO-makes-recommendations-on-Canada-s-waste-plans

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety review has concluded that Japan’s plans to release treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station (FDNPS) into the sea are consistent with IAEA safety standards. In a report formally presented by Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his recent visit to Tokyo the IAEA also said discharges of the treated water would have a negligible radiological impact on people or the environment.

Date: Saturday, 08 July 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-approves-japans-plans-to-release-treated-water-into-the-sea-at-fukushima-10990691

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV team has concluded a five-day follow-up mission to review the emergency preparedness and response (EPR) framework for nuclear and radiological emergencies in Canada. The mission aimed to assess the progress made by Canada in implementing the recommendations provided during the initial EPREV mission conducted in 2019.

Date: Saturday, 08 July 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-assesses-canadas-nuclear-emergency-preparedness-10991759

The Ontario government announced it is working with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to begin planning and licensing for three additional GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) BWRX-300 small modular reactors, for a total of four, at the Darlington plant site.

Date: Saturday, 08 July 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Additional-SMRs-in-the-pipeline-for-Darlington

Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted the first set of documents to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the pre-licensing vendor design review (VDR) of its eVinci microreactor.

Date: Friday, 07 July 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/First-submissions-for-Canadian-review-of-eVinci-de

The province's government has announced it is starting pre-development work to build up to 4800 MWe of new nuclear capacity at Bruce Power's existing site, in what would be Canada's first large-scale nuclear build in more than 30 years.

Date: Friday, 07 July 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ontario-government-announces-support-for-nuclear-e