Canada has put a lot of time, effort, and money into the nuclear sector. This time, effort, and money pays off every day, in the form of electricity, which is the lifeblood of the economy. Without electricity, we could not…
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Spent nuclear fuel pools: emergency triage and prioritization
In the weeks and months following the meltdowns of March 2011 at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant, Japanese emergency personnel spent a huge amount of time worrying about the condition of the pools that hold used nuclear fuel. That became a major issue in…
High quality job creation in Ontario: here’s how they’re solving the problem in the U.S.
Yesterday the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced it will approve a construction and operating license for two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at The Southern Company’s Vogtle generating plant. This will be the first new U.S. nuclear project in more than three…
Clean, cheap industrial heat coming soon: Next Generation Nuclear Plant marches on
I am always glad when I hear of research and development dollars going to deserving projects led by deserving researchers. Today (August 16) I read a news release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison reporting that the U.S. Department of Energy…
CANDU back in the game: what now?
After months of excruciating uncertainty, the CANDU situation has been resolved somewhat. As everyone predicted, SNC-Lavalin has agreed to purchase the CANDU reactor part of Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. I won’t go into the ins and outs of the deal.…