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Apr
2023
I made everyone laugh at a Canadian Nuclear Society conference once when I told a story from my early days as a naive but enthusiastic materials scientist. I explained that […]
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Jan
2023
In the last part of 2022 and at the start of 2023, organizations in the Canadian nuclear industry have been accused of being involved in two conspiracies. The first, that […]
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Jan
2023
A very small group of anti-nuclear campaigners are trying to suggest that the plans to re-use used nuclear fuel, which are being developed in New Brunswick, give rise to a […]
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Jan
2023
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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Nov
2022
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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Oct
2022
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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Aug
2022
What can we say about Used Fuel storage in Canada in the light of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance’s claims that facilities should be hardened? Recently an anti-nuclear lobbying group […]
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Aug
2022
Welcome to the Core Business Blog, the Canadian Nuclear Society’s new approach to letting you know about the issues facing the Canadian nuclear industry. Nuclear power’s potential role in achieving […]
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