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OPG planning up to four units at Darlington nuclear site
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 27 April 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/existing-environmental-assessment-applicable-to-bwrx-300-reactor-4-5-2024
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
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.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- 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.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Licensing-and-testing-progress-for-innovative-thor
Operator OPG to refurbish four Candu units onsite
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Thursday, 01 February 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/ontario-announces-support-for-30-year-extension-of-pickering-nuclear-plant-life-1-3-2024
The provincial government is supporting Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to go ahead with the refurbishment of units 5-8 at the Pickering nuclear power plant. OPG will now begin the initiation phase of the project.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 01 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ontario-minister-confirms-Pickering-refurbishment
Laboratory experiments carried out using simulated fuel have substantially derisked the Waste To Stable Salt - or WATSS - process, and experiments using real used fuel are currently ongoing.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Moltex-announces-waste-recycling-breakthrough
The province's government has announced it is starting pre-development work to build up to 4800 MWe of new nuclear capacity at Bruce Power's existing site, in what would be Canada's first large-scale nuclear build in more than 30 years.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 07 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ontario-government-announces-support-for-nuclear-e
NB Power, in partnership with ARC Clean Technology Canada Inc, has submitted an environmental impact assessment registration document and an application for a site preparation licence for an advanced small modular reactor (SMR) at the existing Point Lepreau nuclear site.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 04 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Permitting-submissions-made-for-New-Brunswick-SMR
Westinghouse Electric Company, Spanish engineering firm Tecnatom and US consulting and training services provider Accelerant Solutions have agreed to form the Nuclear Excellence Academy (NEXA), a nuclear training programme for utilities in the USA and Canada.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 20 April 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/New-North-American-nuclear-training-programme-laun