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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.
George J. Bohm
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 22 | Number 2 | June 1965 | Pages 143-152
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A20233
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The transfer matrix method is used to determine the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions needed to obtain the response of nuclear power reactor internals to dynamic excitations. Transfer matrices and delta matrices are developed for a particular closed-cycle pressurized-water-reactor (PWR) configuration. Two cases are studied, 1) where the internals are rigidly supported near the bottom by the vessel walls and 2) where the vessel elastically supports the internals requiring that the combined structure be analyzed. The analysis takes into consideration structures with different cross sections and masses that are connected in series and/or parallel. Results obtained with a digital computer are shown. The method and the results obtained in this paper can be used for a complete reactor dynamical analysis of most PWR internals, since their structures are similar in design.