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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.
S. Pearlstein
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 4 | Number 3 | September 1958 | Pages 322-331
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25531
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The absorption area method allows rod absorptions to be considered without treating the rods as discrete boundaries. The source neutrons for a rod absorbing neutron energy group are reduced in proportion to the rod absorption area. This paper presents rod absorption factors based on absorption area calculations that may be applied in any reactor region penetrated by the rods. The factors derived are dependent on the core and rod composition, rod geometry, and include rod interaction effects.
