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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.
Edward E. Carroll, Jr., Robert W. Stooksberry
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 20 | Number 4 | December 1964 | Pages 455-461
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE64-A20987
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A measurement of the thermal neutron extrapolation length from a semi-infinite slab of pure water has been made using a mock plane-thermal-neutron source. The result is δ = 0.35 ± 0.03 cm, in agreement with calculations, which range from about 0.30 to 0.35 cm, but disagreeing with results inferred from pulsed neutron source experiments in small geometries, which range from about 0.40 to 0.50 cm.
