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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.
E. S. Bettis, W. B. Cottrell, E. R. Mann, J. L. Meem, G. D. Whitman
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 2 | Number 6 | November 1957 | Pages 841-853
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE57-A35497
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The ARE was operated successfully in November, 1954, at various power levels up to 2.5 Mw. The maximum steady-state fuel temperature was 1580°F, and there was a differential temperature between the inlet and outlet in the NaF-ZrF4-UF4 fuel of 355°F. The fuel system was in operation for 241 hr before the reactor first became critical and the nuclear operation extended over a period of 221 hr. The final 74 hr of operation were in the megawatt range and resulted in the production of 96-Mwhr of nuclear energy. Effects of various transient conditions on reactor operation were determined.
