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Actions being taken by various countries to meet the target of tripling global nuclear power generating capacity by 2050 were discussed by panellists during a session at World Nuclear Symposium 2024. Cooperation will be key to meeting the target, they agreed.

Date: Saturday, 07 September 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Meeting-the-challenge-to-triple-nuclear-capacity

There is an increasing willingness to consider investing in new nuclear projects - but issues remain around the lengthy investment timelines and perceived regulatory risks, a panel at World Nuclear Symposium heard.

Date: Saturday, 07 September 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/The-issues-facing-private-financing-of-new-nuclear

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Business Development Bank of Canada have announced a lead investment of CAD10 million (USD7.3 million) each in Canadian private fusion developer General Fusion. Meanwhile, the US Department of Energy has awarded USD4.6 million in 17 awards to fund public-private partnerships for fusion research.

Date: Saturday, 10 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/North-American-investments-in-fusion-energy

Construction of a four-unit Candu Monark plant would boost Canada's GDP by more than CAD90 billion (USD66 billion) and create thousands of jobs over the project's lifetime - and each unit built overseas would have a GDP impact of CAD4.8 billion. So says a new report from the Conference Board of Canada.

Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/New-Candu-design-could-boost-Canadian-GDP,-report

Canada’s national nuclear laboratory has unveiled its fusion roadmap report and announced plans to expand two of its flagship clean energy programmes encompass fusion technologies and accelerate fusion deployment in Canada.

Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/CNL-announces-programmes-to-speed-fusion-deploymen

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Canada-based ARC Clean Technology and New Brunswick Power (NB Power) have signed a non-binding trilateral Collaboration Agreement to further cooperation with the goal of establishing teaming agreements for global small modular reactor (SMR) fleet deployment. The agreement was signed at the Reuters SMR and Advanced Reactor 2024 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Date: Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskhnp-to-collaborate-with-canadian-firms-on-smr-deployment-11745205

The Group of Seven (G7) nations undertook to support the use of nuclear energy in countries that opt for its use, following a two-day Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Italy. The G7 includes Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the USA as well as the European Union. The ministerial meeting was in preparation for the G7 summit planned for June.

Date: Friday, 03 May 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsg7-acknowledges-need-for-nuclear-despite-differences-on-energy-policy-11733162

A trilateral collaboration agreement has been signed to further cooperation between Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, ARC Clean Technology and New Brunswick Power with the goal of establishing teaming agreements for global small modular reactor fleet deployment. It follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding last November.

Date: Friday, 03 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Partnership-for-ARC-100-commercialisation