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Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation (AOPFN) have signed a long-term relationship agreement to formalise relations between two of Canada’s leading nuclear organizations and the Renfrew County-based First Nation. The agreement will establish a working group to pursue ongoing collaboration, and create a Neya Wabun (Guardian) program to establish a regular AOPFN monitoring presence at designated AECL sites, among other environmental, cultural and economic protection and promotion activities and programs.

Date: Saturday, 17 June 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscanadian-organisations-formalise-relations-with-algonquin-first-nation-10946230

Cameco Corporation and Brookfield Renewable Partners, together with its institutional partners (the consortium), are forming a strategic partnership to acquire Westinghouse Electric Company. Brookfield Renewable, with its institutional partners, will own a 51% interest in Westinghouse and Cameco will own 49%.

Date: Friday, 14 October 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscameco-and-brookfield-renewable-to-acquire-westinghouse-10084610

The urgent need to reduce emissions and slow global heating should involve the roll-out of more nuclear power stations, according to a new briefing released by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on 11 August. In the run up to the COP 21 meeting in Glasgow, UNECE argues that nuclear power can help deliver on the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UNECE, set up in 1947, is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations. Its main aim is to promote pan-European economic integration. UNECE includes 56 member states in Europe, North America, Central Asia and Western Asia.

Date: Thursday, 19 August 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsunece-says-nuclear-power-essential-to-achieve-climate-goals-9007938

US Secretary of Energy Jennifer M Granholm and Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan on 24 June met to launch a new updated and revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to reinvigorate and expand energy cooperation between their departments, accelerate the clean energy transition to net-zero emissions by 2050, and provide reliable, efficient and resilient grid operations. At the meeting, the USA and Canada also released the North American Renewable Integration Study (NARIS), a first-of-its-kind analysis detailing the benefits of integrating renewable energy across the continent and helping to accelerate the countries’ respective goals to achieve a clean power system.

Date: Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-and-canada-to-expand-energy-co-operation-for-net-zero-8857469

Canada’s Kinectrics said on 7 June that it proposes to design, build and operate a world-class campus for innovation in clean energy, known as Helius. The focus of this campus will be on the development, testing, qualification and long-term support of clean energy technologies. This campus will be enabled by collaboration with Canada’s leading research institutions, industry, technology developers, and organisations focused on the future of global energy, with a common goal between collaborators of ensuring a clean, reliable, affordable low-carbon energy future. “Kinectrics is excited to be leading the way in supporting the development, testing and commercialisation of SMRs, providing the critical infrastructure required to accelerate their introduction around the world. This initiative will help to create long term jobs in Ontario,” said Kinectrics President and CEO David Harris.

Date: Friday, 11 June 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskinetrics-to-establish-campus-for-clean-energy-innovation-8810842

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has designated Ontario Tech University as a Collaborating Centre to support IAEA activities on advanced nuclear power technology, including small modular reactors (SMRs), as well as the non‑electric applications of nuclear energy. The institution is the first in Canada to receive such a designation.

Date: Friday, 30 April 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-university-becomes-IAEA-Collaborating-Cen

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) said on 30 March that its Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability (CCNS) has joined forces with Moltex Energy in a project aimed at recycling used fuel from Candu reactors. CCNS will provide CAD1 million ($795,000) in funding to assist Moltex in demonstrating the technical viability of a new process to recycle used Candu fuel.

Date: Friday, 02 April 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsopg-and-moltex-launch-project-to-recycle-candu-fuel-8644674

Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability (CCNS) and Moltex Energy are to collaborate on a project to demonstrate the technical viability of recycling used fuel from Candu reactors. OPG is providing CAD1 million (USD800,000) in funding for the project.

Date: Thursday, 01 April 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-partnership-to-explore-nuclear-fuel-recyc

Bruce Power has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its site operations by 2027, building on its previously announced NZ-2050 plan. The company says it is the first nuclear operator in North America to announce such an ambitious commitment.

Date: Thursday, 01 April 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bruce-commits-to-net-zero-operations-by-2027

Ottawa says investment will play ‘critical role’ in plans for world-class, non-emitting energy system A computer-generated image of the proposed Moltex SMR power plant. Courtesy Moltex. The government of Canada is investing CAD50.5m ($40.5m) in Moltex Energy to design and commercialise a molten salt reactor and spent fuel recycling facility that could lead to the country operating the world’s first such unit by the early 2030s.

This funding will help Moltex develop a reactor that will produce emissions-free energy through a process that recycles existing used nuclear fuel to produce non-emitting energy. The government said the technology has the potential to reduce storage needs for existing used nuclear fuel and could lead the way in establishing a first-of-its-kind, world-class non-emitting-energy system for Canada and the world.

“Our government supports the use of this innovative technology to help deliver cleaner energy sources and build on Canada’s global leadership in small nuclear reactors,” said François-Philippe Champagne, minister of innovation, science and industry.

He said Canada must lay the foundation for a better-prepared, healthier and more prosperous country. “The investment announced today will play a critical role in fighting climate change and will boost Canada’s economic stabilisation after the [Covid-19] pandemic,” he said.

Date: Friday, 19 March 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/government-announces-cad50-5-million-funding-for-moltex-smr-3-4-2021