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Did You Know?
Using nuclear power means that we potentially avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those emitted by 18 million cars or trucks – about 12 per cent of Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions.
Publications
Publication of the Canadian Nuclear Workers’ Council
November 2011
CANADIAN NUCLEAR WORKER is published four times a year by the Canadian Nuclear Workers’ Council. The Canadian Nuclear Workers’ Council is an organization of workers represented by unions working in various areas of the Canadian nuclear industry which includes uranium mining, nuclear fuel processing, nuclear power stations, radial isotope production for medical and industrial purposes, and nuclear research.
Canada’s Innovation Puzzle: Is our national conversation missing a piece?
By John Stewart, Director of Policy and Research, Canadian Nuclear
Association
Canadians have been concerned for decades about their country's level of research and development activity, which is presumably related to productivity and living standards. However, recent major national studies and policy efforts related to R&D have focused almost exclusively on business performance of R&D. As policy-makers in the US and other major innovator countries recognize, public institutions such as national laboratories are an integral part of national science and technology performance, as they concentrate many diverse researchers together, offer training opportunities for highly qualified personnel in many fields, and can supply R&D facilities and services that may not be offered by private institutions, regardless of incentives. Policy efforts must look at the full ecosystem of public, academic and private institutions to have a complete picture of national science and technology performance.
The Canadian Nuclear Factbook 2011 - Archives
Canadian Nuclear Association
The 2011 edition of the Canadian Nuclear Association's nuclear energy fact book is now online and available for download. Canada and countries around the world are discussing energy matters like never before. The CNA's nuclear handbook provides basic and factual material to contribute to decisions about the role of nuclear energy.
Find out more about nuclear energy — a reliable, affordable, and clean source of electricity.
Frequently Asked Questions & Additional Information
Canada's Response to the Japan Earthquake / Fukushima
Why Countries Build Public R&D Infrastructure (Available in English only)
Canadian Nuclear Association
Some public policy dialogs are short, lively, and full of fireworks. Others are slow and quiet. Canadians’ national conversation on innovation and productivity has been going on for decades. Its modern chapter dates to the late Trudeau years – to the birth of Donald S. Macdonald’s 1982-85 Royal
A Strategy for Canada’s Global Energy Leadership (Available in English only)
Energy Policy Institute of Canada (EPIC)
The Energy Policy Institute of Canada (EPIC) is a non-profit organization formed by business organizations that are concerned about Canada’s energy future. Recognizing the importance of a vibrant and sustainable energy future for Canada, EPIC will help develop a comprehensive, Canadian energy strategy which will provide the foundation for recommendations to federal, provincial and territorial governments.
Technology Roadmap - Nuclear Energy (Available in English only)
International Energy Association (IEA)
This nuclear energy roadmap has been prepared jointly by the IEA and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA).
These roadmaps provide solid analytical footing that enables the international community to move forward on specific technologies. Each roadmap develops a growth path for a particular technology from today to 2050, and identifies technology, financing, policy and public engagement milestones that need to be achieved to realise the technology’s full potential. Roadmaps also include special focus on technology development and diffusion to emerging economies.
Nuclear Power Plants Operated Safely in 2009
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Each year, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) publishes a report on the safety performance of Canada’s NPPs. The CNSC Staff Integrated Safety Assessment of Canadian Nuclear Power Plants (NPP Report) assesses the safety performance at each NPP, while also making generic observations and identifying trends for the nuclear power industry, as a whole. As part of this assessment, the CNSC evaluates how well licensees are meeting regulatory requirements and expectations for the performance of programs in nine safety areas, as follows:
- Operating Performance
- Performance Assurance
- Design and Analysis
- Equipment Fitness for Service
- Emergency Preparedness
- Environmental Protection
- Radiation Protection
- Site Security
- Safeguards
The evaluations in this report were based on findings made throughout the year during inspections, desktop reviews, event reviews and reviews of performance indicators.
The Economic Benefits of Refurbishing and Operating Ontario’s Nuclear Reactors
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)
This report by Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) provides an economic impact analysis of the benefits of the refurbishment of Ontario’s nuclear reactors. The report quantifies the increased employment and economic activity in Ontario resulting from the aggregate spending and employment attributable to refurbishing and continuing to operate approximately 8,300 MW of existing nuclear electricity
Nuclear
Canada Yearbook - Yearbook Archives
Canadian Nuclear Association 2010
Nuclear Canada Yearbook is an annual publication containing information on the nuclear industry in Canada including a comprehensive Buyers Guide of nuclear products and services.
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- Annual
Review and Buyer’s Guide
Message from the Chairman
Message from the President
2009 Year in Review
Why Ontario Generates So Much Electricity From Nuclear Energy
CNA Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Report – 2009
- Nuclear
Products, Materials and Services
- Suppliers’
Addresses & Representatives
Canadian Nuclear Industry Capabilities (CNIC) Guide 2009-2010
Government of Canada - Industry Canada
The first edition of the Canadian Nuclear Industry Capabilities (CNIC) Guide 2009-2010 is a comprehensive directory of Canada's world-class nuclear supplier industry, industry associations and R&D/Academic institutions.
Energy
Technology Perspectives: Scenarios and Strategies to 2050
International Energy Agency
“A sustainable energy future is possible, but only if we
act urgently and decisively to promote, develop and deploy a full
mix of energy technologies – including improved energy efficiency,
CO2 capture and storage (CCS), renewables and — where acceptable
— nuclear energy,” said Claude Mandil, Executive Director
of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, presenting
the key findings of a new IEA publication: Energy Technology
Perspectives: Scenarios and Strategies to 2050.
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Half-Lives - A Guide to Nuclear Technology in Canada
Hans Tammemagi and David Jackson 2009
In the face of climate change and oil shortages, nuclear technology offers many important possibilities. Separating myth from reality, Half-Lives evaluates the promise of nuclear technology as a source of clean energy, as well as the wide range of applications in medicine and industry it offers in a uniquely Canadian context.
Comparative Life Cycle Analysis of Base Load Electricity in Ontario
(Nuclear, Coal and Natural Gas)
Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) - October 2008
Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) has conducted a rigorous Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of base load electricity generation from three alternative fuel sources: nuclear, coal and natural gas. In this study, CERI has set out to develop a rigorous analysis of the environmental and other attributes of the nuclear power generation option. The overall objective is to identify and analyze current and potential life cycle environmental impacts (GHG emissions, other air pollutants, water pollution, and radiation) of electricity generation from nuclear, coal, and natural gas. All of these fuel sources are important contributors to Canadian electricity generation and have implications for the environment.
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World Energy:
The Past and Possible Futures
Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) 2007
Sources of Energy and Electricity Supply around the
world. Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) publication “World
Energy: The Past and Possible Futures”. This study
includes information on energy issues affecting the world and
Canada. It provides a broad overview of the world's energy resources
and addresses critical supply issues, the environment and the
choices available to us.
Nuclear Energy Data 2007
Nuclear Energy Agency
This 2007 edition of the Nuclear Energy Agency's annual "brown book" finds that 2006 was a year of major activity within the nuclear sector. For the first time, it includes projections lengthened to 2030 and information on the development of new centrifuge enrichment capacity in member countries. As always, it provides readers a comprehensive and easy-to-access overview of the current situation and expected trends in various sectors of the nuclear fuel cycle.
Nuclear
Energy Today - How nuclear power reactors work around the world
Nuclear Energy Agency Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development 2005
Nuclear Energy Today is a comprehensive publication that contains everything you would need to know about the international nuclear industry including the types of reactors used around the world. This publication is produced by the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency.
Nuclear Power in Canada and Beyond
A Fully Illustrated Guide to Nuclear Power. By Roger G.
Steed
This book is written to the non-technically educated layperson, with
178 drawings and photographs, 14 of which photographs are shown
in colour, with the objective of greatly increasing the public's
understanding, and acceptance, of nuclear power. It describes
how nuclear power stations work, what they look like, and why
they're safe. It also describes how nuclear power stations’
spent fuel is prevented from being used to make nuclear weapons.
It also includes descriptions of the four major accidents, in
NRX, Windscale, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl.
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Uranium 2005: Resources, Production and Demand
Nuclear Energy Agency 2005
Uranium 2005: Resources, Production and Demand provides a thorough review of the world uranium industry as of January 2005. Using official data from 43 countries, this edition presents a statistical profile of the global uranium industry and examines exploration, resource estimates, production, and reactor-related requirements.
The New Economics of Nuclear Power
World Nuclear Association
ThisWNA Report provides an authoritative analysis of the economics associated with the construction and operation of nuclear power plants in the 21st century. The report draws upon numerous respected studies published since 2003, describes their premises and parameters, and summarizes the findings. The report also adds analysis from WNA member organizations.
Isotopes and
Innovation
Paul Litt 2000
Few people realize that Canada leads in the world in the production
of radio isotopes, the raw material of nuclear medicine and high-tech
scanners, and in their use in medicine and industry. Paul Litt
gives us an in-depth look at MDS Nordion, a company that started
as the radium sales department of Eldorado Mining and Refining,
the Canadian uranium producer that was a key strategic resource
for the Allies during the race to build the nuclear bomb, and
went on to become the world's leading producer of radioisotopes.
Nuclear Energy Agency publications catalogue.