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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

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) are seeking public comments on Bruce Power's Initial Project Description (IPD) for a potential new nuclear power station at its existing site on the shores of Lake Huron.

Date: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/First-public-comment-period-opened-for-Bruce-C-imp

Candu Energy Inc has agreed with Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Company Limited to support the ongoing 30-year life extension of the two Candu reactors at the Qinshan Nuclear Generating Station, while Bruce Power has awarded a CAD700 million (USD510 million) contract to replace steam generators at Bruce units 5, 7 and 8 to the AECON-led Steam Generator Replacement Team (SGRT) joint venture.

Date: Saturday, 10 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Contracts-support-Candu-projects-in-China-and-Cana

The European Commission has issued a positive opinion on the technical and nuclear safety aspects of the construction of units 3 and 4 at Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania. Unit 3 is scheduled to start commercial operation in 2030 and unit 4 the following year.

Date: Friday, 05 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EC-approves-completion-of-Romanian-reactors

Polish company ORLEN Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) has signed a teaming agreement and two bilateral agreements with North American companies to support the planned deployment of a fleet of BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) in Poland.

Date: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Companies-sign-agreements-to-support-Polish-SMR-de

Ontario Power Generation's new Sustainable Finance Framework replaces its 2021 Green Bond Framework and will permit funding of a broader range of clean energy technologies. It now allows net proceeds from the bond to be used for new nuclear projects as well as to provide funding for existing nuclear facilities.

Date: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/OPG-expands-green-financing-to-include-new-nuclear

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