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The Canadian government has announced measures in its latest budget "to help get nuclear projects built in a timely, predictable, and responsible fashion".

: Source: World Nuclear News

: Date: Thursday, 18 April 2024; Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-budget-aims-to-streamline-nuclear-licensi

The deployment of four AP1000 units in Ontario could have an impact of more than CAD28.7 billion (USD21.2 billion) on Canada's GDP during the manufacturing, engineering and construction phase alone, an independent study has found.

: Source: World Nuclear News

: Date: Friday, 01 March 2024; Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-AP1000-deployment-could-bring-billions-in

US fuel technology company Lightbridge Corporation has engaged Romania’s Institutul de Cercetari Nucleare Pite?ti (ICN Pite?ti), a subsidiary of Regia Autonoma Tehnologii pentru Energia Nucleara (RATEN ICN) to undertake an engineering study to assess the suitability of Lightbridge Fuel for use in Candu reactors. This assessment will cover key areas including mechanical design, neutronics analysis, and thermal and thermal-hydraulic evaluations. The results will guide future economic evaluations and support potential regulatory licensing.

: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Saturday, 21 October 2023; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsromanian-institute-to-assess-lightbridge-fuel-for-candu-reactors-11234387

Findings will play key role in guiding economic evaluations

: Source: Nucnet

: Date: Thursday, 19 October 2023; Original article: nucnet.org/news/lightbridge-to-cooperate-with-romania-on-phwr-suitability-10-3-2023

Advanced nuclear fuel technology company Lightbridge Corporation is collaborating with Romania's Institutul de Cercetări Nucleare Pitești to perform an engineering study to assess the compatibility and suitability of its Lightbridge Fuel for use in Candu pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs).

: Source: World Nuclear News

: Date: Wednesday, 18 October 2023; Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Study-to-evaluate-Lightbridge-Fuel-use-in-Candu-re

The Roadmaps to New Nuclear conference, organised by the French Ministry for Energy Transition and the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in Paris, resulted in two communiques signed by energy ministers and industry representatives emphasising the need for nuclear energy.

: Source: NEI Magazine

: Date: Tuesday, 03 October 2023; Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfrance-and-nea-host-conference-to-promote-nuclear-energy-11186484

Representatives of the nuclear industry in OECD nations, and representatives of the governments of 20 countries, have issued communiqués committing to work together to expand nuclear energy capacity, after the inaugural Roadmaps to New Nuclear conference organised by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the French government.

: Source: World Nuclear News

: Date: Saturday, 30 September 2023; Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-groups-and-ministers-pledge-to-back-new-nu

Canada’s Ontario government has launched pre-development work to site the first large-scale nuclear newbuild in 30 years to meet rising electricity demand, power electrification and fuel economic growth. Bruce Power is to begin community consultations and conduct an environmental assessment for federal approval to determine the feasibility of siting up to 4800 MWe of new nuclear generation on its current site.