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Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has announced a target of achieving carbon-neutral operations at the Chalk River Laboratories site in Ontario by 2040. It said connecting to the small modular reactor proposed for the site could contribute to meeting this target.

Date: Thursday, 28 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/CNL-aims-for-carbon-neutrality-of-Chalk-River-site

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) team has completed a 11-day mission to the USA hosted by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The nine-person team reviewed the nuclear security regime for nuclear material and nuclear facilities. This included an assessment of the governmental organisations and legislation relevant to physical protection, the regulatory role and processes, procedures and practices for inspection and enforcement and the sustainability of the regime.

Date: Thursday, 14 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-reviews-us-nuclear-security-11597928

Canadian federal Crown corporation Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and AtkinsRéalis (part of the SNC-Lavalin Group) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the successful deployment of Candu reactors in Canada and internationally and to expand their intellectual property licensing agreement (IPLA).

Date: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsaecl-and-atkinsralis-partner-to-accelerate-development-of-candu-monark-reactor-11551469

A memorandum of understanding will see the two companies collaborate on the deployment of Candu reactors in Canada and internationally and expand their intellectual property licensing agreement, and is to be followed by further agreements to accelerate the development of the Candu Monark reactor technology.

Date: Friday, 23 February 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/AECL,-AtkinsRealis-to-collaborate-on-advanced-Cand

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has amended the nuclear research and test establishment operating licence held by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) for Chalk River Laboratories (CRL). The 169-page amendment authorises the construction of a near surface disposal facility (NSDF) on the CRL site, in Deep River, Ontario, and on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg peoples.

Date: Friday, 12 January 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscanadas-nuclear-regulator-authorises-construction-of-waste-facility-11429486

Romanian nuclear utility Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a loan agreement worth €145m ($159m) to support completion of Europe’s first Tritium Removal Facility (CTRF) at the Cernavoda NPP. The CTRF will remove the tritium from reactor’s coolant and moderator (heavy water), leading to increased protection of the environment, public and employees’ occupational health and safety.

Date: Thursday, 11 January 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newseib-to-fund-tritium-removal-facility-in-romania-11426539

The Canadian nuclear regulator has amended the licence held by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) for Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario, authorising the construction of a near-surface disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste at the site.

Date: Thursday, 11 January 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/CNL-permitted-to-build-Chalk-River-repository

Hyundai Engineering CEO Hong Hyun-seong and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) President Joo Han-gyu have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly promote the commercialisation and export of KAERI’s SMART small modular reactor (SMR). Hyundai Engineering will be responsible for business development, financing and EPC (engineering, procurement & construction) for verification and commercialisation of SMART and KAERI will continue to support reactor design and licensing.

Date: Thursday, 14 December 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskaeri-and-hyundai-engineering-to-promote-export-of-smart-smr-11369646

Hyundai Engineering and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the commercialisation and export of the Korean-designed SMART small modular reactor (SMR) overseas.

Date: Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Hyundai,-KAERI-team-up-for-export-of-SMART-SMR