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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.
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Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 14 | Number 1 | September 1962 | Pages 69-82
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE62-A26200
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Irradiation tests have been conducted in the ORR, ETR, and LITR for evaluating fuel materials for the EGCR. Time limitations imposed by the reactor construction schedule restricted material choices and test conditions to those immediately appropriate for the EGCR and necessitated some replication. Fifty-nine assemblies were irradiated at stainless steel cladding surface temperatures of 1300 to 1600°F and power densities both above and below 30,000 Btu/hr per foot of UO2 fuel length. NaK-filled containers were employed to test prototype-size fuel capsules, and air-cooled capsules of reduced size were used for fission-gas-release studies. External pressurization of 315 psia was applied to fuel assemblies of prototype size. Preliminary results appear to affirm the adequacy of the fuel element design.