How far backward can Canada bend to win U.S. approval for its aim to import and own uranium enrichment technology? Pretty far, it seems. The federal government surrendered Canada’s dominant position in the international medical isotope market in May when it Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on...
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Power up, ’topes down: Canadian government rolls the nuclear dice in Ontario
Last March, the Harper government finally threw some money at Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL): $300 million to finally commercialize its new flagship, the ACR1000 power reactor. AECL, a federal crown corporation, is in the fight of its life in Ontario, where, for the first time, it faces international competition in its bid...
Chalk one up for the system: isotope flap proves it works
The Chalk River reactor shutdown escalated into a political issue last week, because a shortage of medical radioisotopes had developed along the worldwide supply chain. What does it say that the federal government overrode the nuclear regulator by ordering the reactor to resume production? It says that the Canadian nuclear regulatory system works, and...
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