New Brunswick premier hopeful for development of small nuclear reactors
New Brunswick signed a memorandum Ontario and Saskatchewan to collaborate on the development of small modular reactors. Continue reading
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Province backs Point Lepreau as N.B. site for small modular nuclear reactors
By Andrew Cromwell Digital Broadcast Journalist
The news comes just a week after New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing SMR technology. Continue reading
No imminent plans for Sask. small modular nuclear reactors: Duncan
By David Baxter Reporter
Any potential small modular reactor in Saskatchewan would not be active until at least the mid-2030s, according to the province’s environment minister. Continue reading
Ontario, Saskatchewan, N.B. premiers to announce nuclear reactor deal
ARC Nuclear Canada that its president will attend a signing ceremony Sunday between the provinces of New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan to work in collaboration on the modular reactors “in an effort to mitigate the effects of climate change.” Continue reading
Russia’s floating nuclear power plant arrives at port after 5,000 kilometre trip
Once operational, it will become the world’s northernmost nuclear power station. Continue reading
Saudi Arabia seeks to enrich uranium for nuclear power, minister says
“We are proceeding with it cautiously … we are experimenting with two nuclear reactors,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at a conference in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading
Saskatchewan giving early consideration for small nuclear reactors
By David Baxter Reporter
As coal is phased out of Saskatchewan’s power-generating fleet, other options will need to be considered, including small modular nuclear reactors. Continue reading
Fuel removal from Fukushima’s reactor begins for first time since 2011 meltdown
The fuel is being removed from a cooling pool at one of three reactors that melted down in the 2011 disaster, a milestone in the decades-long process to decommission the plant. Continue reading
U.S.-based nuclear power company commits $5M to operations and research in N.B.
The company wants to build small, 100-megawatt reactors that it describes as inherently safe. Continue reading
Chernobyl’s nuclear wasteland transformed into solar field
A German-Ukrainian power company has installed hundreds of solar panels within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, as the Ukrainian government moves to reduce its energy reliance on Russia. Continue reading