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Nuclear Energy Strategy announced at CNA2026
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.
William G. Davey, Paul I. Amundson
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 28 | Number 1 | April 1967 | Pages 111-123
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A18673
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The spherical shell method for investigating inelastic scattering cross sections has been used in a fast-reactor core environment. The changes in 238U/ 235U, 236U/ 235U, and 234U/ 235U fission ratios caused by placing shells of graphite, sodium, aluminum, iron, stainless steel, lead, and depleted uranium around the fission chambers were measured. Our studies show that reasonably accurate measurements can be made in a fast-reactor core. Where comparisons can be made, our results are in excellent agreement with the fission spectrum results of Bethe, Beyster, and Carter. Comparisons of our measured data with values calculated using two multigroup cross-section sets show clearly where these data sets are accurate and where they are in error.