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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.
V. G. Tkice, Jr., N. R. Chellew
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 9 | Number 1 | January 1961 | Pages 55-58
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE61-A25865
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The behavior of plutonium in melt refining of plutonium-bearing uranium alloys was studied as functions of the initial plutonium concentration in the charge, the time and temperature of refining, and the carbon impurity added to the charge. Under all conditions studied, the percentage recovery of plutonium in the purified metal was slightly lower than that of uranium. The concentration of plutonium in uranium-20 weight per cent plutonium-10 weight per cent fissium alloy (EBR-II type fuel) melt refined for three hours at 1300 or 1400°C was 0.31 ± 0.23% lower than the plutonium concentration in metal charged to the process.
