Toronto
Welcome
We represent a group of Toronto area scientists, engineers, students and citizens interested in the peaceful uses of nuclear power.
We hold seminars quarterly for CNS members, international guests and public alike to inform our colleagues of the latest developments in all nuclear related fields and would enjoy seeing you out! Please feel free to visit our site and let your friends know of our link.
Members of the Executive Committee 2017-Present
| Chairperson: | Moe Fadaee |
| Project Coordinator: | Haydon Armstrong |
| Communications and Involvement director: | Alondra Hermoso Diaz |
| Membership Coordinator: | Alondra Hermoso Diaz |
| Secretary: | – |
| Treasurer: | Paul Gillespie |
| Education and Outreach Coordinator: | Eric Jelinski |
| Sponsorship chair: | |
| Social Media chair: | |
| Web Master: | Moe Fadaee |
| General Committee: | Mohamed Younis Daniel Pohl |
Members of the Executive Committee 2013-2014
| Chairperson: | Andrew Ali |
| Vice-Chair: | – |
| Past Chairperson: | Paul Gillespie |
| Membership Coordinator: | Parichit Bagga |
| Secretary: | – |
| Treasurer: | Cory Linton |
| Project Coordinator: | Rodolfo Monteforte |
| Education and Outreach Coordinator: | Eric Jelinski |
| Web Master: | Andrew Ali |
| General Committee: | Mohamed Younis Daniel Pohl |
Members of the Executive Committee 2012-2013
| Chairperson: | Paul Gillespie |
| Vice-Chair: | – |
| Secretary: | – |
| Treasurer: | – |
| Utility Coordinator: | – |
| University Coordinator: | – |
| Web Master: | Joshua Guin |
| General Committee: | Mohamed Younis Cory Linton Andrew Ali |
Members of the Executive Committee 2011-2012
| Chairperson: | Joshua Guin |
| Vice-Chair: | Paul Gillespie |
| Secretary: | Khai Ngo |
| Treasurer: | – |
| Utility Coordinator: | Saad Khan |
| University Coordinator: | Edwin Chen |
| Web Master: | Joshua Guin |
| General Committee: | Mohamed Younis Cory Linton Andrew Ali |
Members of the Executive Committee 2010-2011
| Chairperson: | Joshua Guin |
| Vice-Chair: | Paul Gillespie |
| Secretary: | Khai Ngo |
| Treasurer: | Jeffrey Caldwell |
| Utility Coordinator: | Saad Khan |
| University Coordinator: | Edwin Chen |
| Web Master: | Joshua Guin |
| General Committee: | Mohamed Younis |
Members of the Executive Committee 2009-2010
| Chairperson: | Joshua Guin |
| Vice-Chair: | Saad Khan |
| Secretary: | Paul Gillespie |
| Treasurer: | Jeff Caldwell |
| Utility Coordinator: | Shobhit Shanker |
| University Coordinator: | Edwin Chen |
| Web Master: | Christopher Diloreto Joshua Guin |
| General Committee: | Mohamed Younis Cory Linton Andrew Ali |
2014 Seminars
| Date | Location | Topic | Presenter | Affiliation |
| November 21, 2014 | Sandford Fleming Building, Room SF1101, 40 George St. | Are Humans Ready to Land on Mars | Nick Sion | |
| July 9, 2014 | John Hodgins Engineering Building, Roome A114 | On the Ground in Fukushima: A Firsthand Perspective of the Status and Ongoing Activities | Dr. Dave Novog | McMaster University |
Past Seminars
| Date | Location | Topic | Presenter | Affiliation |
| October 4, 2012 | University of Toronto, Rosebrugh Building, Room 310, 164 College St. | Celebrating 50 years of Nuclear Power in Canada | Jon Jennekens | |
| March 28, 2011 | OPG Main Auditorium, Mezzanine Floor, 700 University Avenue | Is the Supply of More Nuclear Energy to the People of Ontario Environmentally and Socially Acceptable? | Dr. Jerry Cuttler | Cuttler & Associates |
| February 3, 2011 | OPG Main Auditorium, Mezzanine Floor, 700 University Avenue | CANDU Used Fuel “Waste” in Canada: A $36 Trillion Energy Resource in Fast Reactors | Peter Ottensmeyer | University of Toronto |
| November 3, 2009 | OPG Main Auditorium, Mezzanine Floor, 700 University Avenue | Nuclear Energy and Health: And the Benefits of Low-Dose Radiation Hormesis | Dr. Jerry Cuttler | Cuttler & Associates |
| June 29, 2009 | OPG Main Auditorium, Mezzanine Floor, 700 University Avenue | Medical Radioisotope Production – Where Next? | Eleodor Nichita | UOIT / CNS President |
| March 27, 2009 | OPG Main Auditorium, Mezzanine Floor, 700 University Avenue | Point Lepreau Refurbishment Impact on New Brunswick | Syed Zaidi | AECL CRL |
| March 2, 2009 | Western Tech. High School | Intro to Nuclear Power Generation & NORM | Joshua Guin | AMEC NSS / CNS Toronto Branch Chair |
| May 4, 2006 | Room 219 in the Wallberg Building, 184-200, College Street, University of Toronto | The Role of Nuclear Power in Future Generation Planning in Ontario | Amir Shalaby | OPA |
| March 1, 2006 | Mini Auditorium, OPG Head Office, 700 University Avenue, Toronto | Modelling of a Pressure Gradient Across a CANDU Reactor Inlet Header | Elizabeth Holliday | AMEC NSS |
| September 29, 2005 | Mini Auditorium, OPG Head Office, 700 University Avenue, Toronto | Modern Concepts in Metallic Corrosion and their Application to Alloys used by the Nuclear Power Industry | Dr. Roger Newman | Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto |
| November 6, 2002 | UNB’s Program for Flow Assisted Corrosion in CANDU Outlet Feeders (Abstract) | William Cook | ||
| March 5, 2002 | Fuel: Still the Center of the CANDU Universe (Abstract) | Peter Boczar | ||
| Janurary 23, 2002 | Protecting Nuclear Stations from Fire | Malcolm Rawlingson | ||
| November 21, 2001 | A Tale Of Two Computer Codes | Dr. Zafar Farooqui | ||
| August 29, 2001 | The Role of Nuclear in OPG’s Financial Success | Dr. Fred Long | ||
| July 18, 2001 | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Generation from the Wind | Stephen Probyn | ||
| March 22, 2001 | Curing Cancer with Low-Doses of Ionizing Radiation | Dr. Jerry Cuttler | ||
| Feburary 8, 2001 | Curing Cancer with Low-Doses of Ionizing Radiation | Dr. Jerry Cuttler | ||
| Janurary 23, 2001 | Safety Analysis Technology: Evolution, Revolution and the Drive to Re-Establish Margins | Dr. John Luxat | ||
| December 6, 2000 | Probability Safety Assessment at AECL | Dr. Hymie Shapiro | Held in collaboration with the OPG Probability Risk Assessment Department. | |
| November 2, 2000 | Main Auditorium, OPG Head office, 700 University Ave., Toronto | Environmental Spills Risk Assessment | Marcello Oliverio | Held in collaboration with the OPG Probability Risk Assessment Department. |
| October 17, 2000 | Main Auditorium, OPG Head office, 700 University Ave., Toronto | Prospects for Siting The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) in Canada | Dr. Peter Barnard | |
| September 6, 2000 | Main Auditorium, OPG Head office, 700 University Ave., Toronto | OPG Nuclear Safety Goals and Economic Risk Guidelines | Dominic Vecchiarelli | Held in collaboration with the OPG Probability Risk Assessment Department. |
| July 26, 2000 | Main Auditorium, OPG Head office, 700 University Ave., Toronto | Qualification and Simulation of Ageing in Nuclear Safety Related Equipment | Joseph Yeremian | Held in collaboration with the OPG Probability Risk Assessment Department. |
| June 29, 2000 | Floor 8, Conference Room AOPG Head office, 700 University Ave., Toronto | The Environmental Cost of Nuclear Power | Keith Dinnie | |
| June 1, 2000 | Floor 8, Conference Room AOPG Head office, 700 University Ave., Toronto | Bruce B Risk Assessment Results and Applications | Ranbir Parmar | |
| November 11, 1999 | Tanz Neuroscience Building Room 66 Queen’s Park Cres., West, University of Toronto | Radiation Risk at Low and Very Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation | Dr. Roland Masse, Prof. Kiyohiko Sakamoto, Prof. Maurice Tubiana | |
| October 20, 1999 | Wallberg Building, Room 116, 200 College Street, Toronto | The Future of Electricity Generation(Speech) | Carl Andognini | Held in collaboration with the University of Toronto Department of Chemical Engineering |
| August 23, 1999 | A Virtual Tour of the ZPI Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Plant | Dr. Aniket Pant | ||
| July 13, 1999 | Swords into Ploughshares: Nuclear Weapons Destruction, the CANDU MOX Fuel Option and the Role of AECL | David Cox | ||
| April 20, 1999 | Nuclear Power: Clean Sustainable Energy for Meeting Canada’s Kyoto Commitments | Dr. Murray J. Stewart | ||
| March 2, 1999 | The Evolution of CANDU Design and Technology | Gordon L. Brooks | Held in collaboration with the Central Canada Branch of the Institute of Mechanical Enginers. | |
| February 3, 1999 | Safe Operating Envelope – The Invisible Boundary | Dr. Allan Brown |