Pressure Tubes and Dispositioning Emergent Issues
This week the Globe and Mail published an article suggesting that CANDU pressure tubes “are deteriorating faster than expected” and that “Critics warn regulators are ‘breaking their own rules’”. You […]
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CNA Newsletter The Reactor
Ontario forecast to double its nuclear capacity by 2050 Last week, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) released three reports that explore how the province can reduce carbon emissions while ensuring long-term […]
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Shining a light on the isotope “crisis”
The isotope crisis has once again reared its ugly head. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/11/09/sudden-shortage-of-vital-isotope-hitting-canadian-hospitals.html This time it will be short-lived and likely there will likely be no real consequence, but as can be […]
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Applications open for Emmy Noether Fellows Program
Perimeter is currently accepting applications for The Simons Emmy Noether Fellows Program, which enables outstanding theoretical PhD physicists to pursue research at Perimeter while on leave from their faculty positions at […]
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CNA Newsletter The Reactor
Nuclear is clean energy. Nuclear has always been clean energy. Earlier this month, the Government of Canada announced a major new clean energy tax credit that crucially includes small modular reactors (SMRs). […]
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CNS Sheridan Park Branch invites you to participate in: Evolution and Design of CANDU Nuclear Reactors
Evolution and Design of CANDU Nuclear Reactors Date/time: Thursday November 24, 2022, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Speaker: Shaji Krishnan, Manager, Engineering (Nuclear), Hatch Mississauga Summary: This presentation will describe history of […]
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CNA Newsletter The Reactor
Confidence is the secret ingredient in nuclear investment There is plenty of money going around for clean energy transitions. Through the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, over $130 trillion of […]
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Call for Paper for NURETH-20
Dear CNS members, We are happy to co-sponsor the NURTH-20 Topical meeting, which will be held next year August 20-25, 2023 in Washington, DC. Please click here for the Call for Papers […]
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Who cares if SMRs make more or less, or different used fuel than large reactors, none of its a problem anyway.
Sometime ago CNS members may have seen articles about the publication of the report on wastes from Small Modular Reactors. Nuclear waste from small modular reactors | PNAS. As we […]
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CNA Newsletter The Reactor
Nuclear to the rescue in Ontario (again) The past can sometimes provide lessons about the future, but when it comes to the growing demand for electricity, many jurisdictions are entering […]
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