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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.
R. C. Lloyd, E. D. Clayton, C. R. Richey
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 4 | Number 5 | November 1958 | Pages 690-697
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE58-A25556
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The graphite diffusion length was measured as a function of temperature in a 101-inch cube of graphite. A water-cooled BF3 counter was used as the neutron flux detector, with additional measurements being made with gold and indium foils. The steady state neutron flux was furnished by means of four -gram, Ra-Be neutron sources. Measurements were taken over a range of temperature from 22°C to 600°C at intervals of about 50°C. The variation of diffusion length with temperature change is in good agreement with the calculated variation assuming a 1/υ cross section for graphite and a constant transport mean free path.