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At the Canadian Nuclear Association Conference (CNA2026) in Ottawa, Ontario, on April 29, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson announced that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is developing a new Nuclear Energy Strategy for the country. The strategy, which is slated to be released by the end of this year, will be based on four objectives: 1) enabling new nuclear builds across Canada, 2) being a global supplier and exporter of nuclear technology and services, 3) expanding uranium production and nuclear fuel opportunities, and 4) developing new Canadian nuclear innovations, including in both fission and fusion technologies.
S. S. Glickstein, J. W. Beck, L. L. Wheat, W. J. Hall
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 30 | Number 1 | October 1967 | Pages 137-143
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A17250
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Fast advantage factor measurements and calculations have been performed in a single module seed blanket assembly containing a ThO2 blanket and a highly enriched uranium seed. Large variations were noted in the advantage factors, which were attributed to leakage effects due to the narrow seed region and the varying fast-neutron source distribution through the core. One-group, two- dimensional Monte Carlo calculations with the MARC program approximating the explicit core geometry are in agreement with the measured results. Calculations were also performed applying the principles of superposition and reciprocity to illustrate the dependence of the fast advantage factor on neutrons originating from various sections of a core.