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Chicago-based Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) has completed Phase 1 of the pre-licensing Vendor Design Review (VDR) process with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). No issues were identified by CNSC that could present a fundamental barrier to the licensing of Clean Core’s ANEEL fuel in Canada.

Date: Friday, 12 April 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsclean-core-fuel-completes-phase-one-of-canadian-vendor-design-review-11676142

Days after announcing the start of accelerated irradiation testing and qualification of its patented ANEEL thorium and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel at Idaho National Laboratory, Clean Core Thorium Energy announced it has completed the first phase of the Canadian nuclear regulator's pre-licensing review process.

Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Licensing-and-testing-progress-for-innovative-thor

NB Power and ARC Clean Technology Canada (ARC Canada) have submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment registration document to the Department of Environment & Local Government (DELG) as well as a Licence to Prepare Site Application to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for their advanced small modular reactor (SMR) project. These submissions progress plans to construct and operate an advanced SMR on the site of the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station.

Date: Wednesday, 05 July 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnb-power-submits-documentation-for-smr-project-site-application-10983637

A repurposed parking lot at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s (AECL’s) Chalk River campus has been selected as the site for construction of a demonstration Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR), according to a joint statement by AECL, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Global First Power (GFP).

Date: Thursday, 18 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscanada-selects-site-for-first-mmr-10858795

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has revoked the uranium mine licence held by Orano Canada Inc for the fully decommissioned Cluff Lake Project in northwestern Saskatchewan, clearing the way for Orano to transfer the site to the Province of Saskatchewan - a first for any modern uranium mine in Canada.

Date: Saturday, 13 May 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Final-licence-release-for-reclaimed-Cluff-Lake-min

Fission Uranium Corp has filed its application to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for a licence to construct a uranium mine and mill facility at the Patterson Lake South (PLS) high-grade uranium project in Saskatchewan and begun front-end engineering design for the project.

Date: Friday, 28 April 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Licence-application-milestone-for-PLS

Inclusion of nuclear in the clean energy investment tax credit and making it eligible for a range of other tax incentives show the Government of Canada's "clear and strong" support for nuclear's indispensable role in the clean energy transition, according to the Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA).

Date: Friday, 31 March 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canadian-budget-underlines-government-support-for

ARC Clean Technology Canada (ARC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) for co-operation in the commercialisation in Alberta of ARC’s advanced Small Modular Reactor (aSMR) technology. The province of Alberta, along with New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan, has agreed to a joint strategic plan to support SMR development.

Date: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsarc-clean-technology-signs-agreement-on-deployment-of-smrs-in-alberta-10708319

Chicago-based Clean Core Thorium Energy and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) are planning a pre-licensing review of the Clean Core’s advanced nuclear fuel. The ANEEL fuel design uses thorium and High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU). Clean Core says the pre-licensing review process will provide it with clear and early feedback on use of the ANEEL fuel design in a Candu reactor.

Date: Friday, 17 February 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsclean-cores-aneel-fuel-to-begin-pre-licensing-review-by-canadian-regulator-10602596