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Clean Core Thorium Energy Furthers Collaboration with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories under CNRI Program

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Dienstag, Mai 7, 2024
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CHICAGO, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clean Core Thorium Energy (Clean Core) announced a further collaboration with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) on their ANEEL™ fuel technology.

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  • CHICAGO, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clean Core Thorium Energy (Clean Core) announced a further collaboration with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) on their ANEEL™ fuel technology.
  • Notably, the CNL has approved a Clean Core submitted proposal, “Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life (ANEEL) CNSC Licensing Verification and Validation,” as a proposed project managed under the Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative (CNRI) Program.
  • During the subsequent detailed discussion phase of the program, CNL will work with Clean Core to further establish scope and timeline.
  • Clean Core is commercializing a patented fuel, ANEEL™ fuel, made of thorium and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), designed for existing pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR) and CANDU reactors.

Orano Canada Celebrates Successful Reclamation of Cluff Lake Mine with Investment in the Future of Nuclear in Saskatchewan

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Donnerstag, Mai 2, 2024
Northlands College, University, Drinking water, Environment, Mining, Student, CNSC, Cluff Lake mine, Miner, Uranium mining

Numerous studies have concluded that the area is safe today and into the future for hunting, fishing, drinking water and the gathering of berries.

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  • Numerous studies have concluded that the area is safe today and into the future for hunting, fishing, drinking water and the gathering of berries.
  • The Cluff Lake Mine produced over 62 million pounds of uranium concentrate during its operation from 1979 to 2002.
  • The operation consisted of two underground mines, four open pit mines, a tailings management facility, a mill and other support facilities.
  • Orano is proud of this achievement, and is committed to continued development of the sustainable uranium industry in Canada and abroad.

Terrestrial Energy and Schneider Electric to Collaborate on Baseload Zero-Carbon Energy Solutions for Industrial Facilities and Large Data Centers

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Mittwoch, April 24, 2024
MOU, Schneider Electric, Power plant engineering, Hydrogen, Terrestrial Energy, Partnership, Carbon, Fourth generation, Plant, IMSR, Nuclear energy, Automation, Ammonia, Digital twin, Grid Systems, Aluminium, Integral Molten Salt Reactor, Generation, CNSC, Renewable energy

Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR plant is designed to be small and modular for swift construction, scalable deployment, and to achieve transformative improvements in nuclear energy economics.

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  • Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR plant is designed to be small and modular for swift construction, scalable deployment, and to achieve transformative improvements in nuclear energy economics.
  • Its heat and power supply has many industrial uses that require reliable, baseload zero-carbon energy supply at near-site locations, such as dedicated power for large data centers and cogeneration for heavy industrial facilities.
  • Schneider Electric systems automate and optimize energy management for improved performance, efficiency, and contribute to the commercial and sustainability goals of its customers.
  • This collaboration offers solutions to the major energy challenges faced by data center operators and many heavy industries operating a wide range of industrial processes such as hydrogen, ammonia, aluminum, and steel production.

Thorium-HALEU based ANEEL™ fuel completes Pre-Licensing Milestone with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

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Dienstag, April 9, 2024
CNSC, Natural uranium, Executive, NU, Strategic partnership, VDR, Thorium, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Safety, HALEU, DOE, Vendor, Advanced Test Reactor, Uranium mining

CHICAGO, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clean Core Thorium Energy (Clean Core) announced successful completion of the Phase 1 pre-licensing Vendor Design Review (VDR) process with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), the regulatory authority for Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactors. Clean Core has been actively engaged with Canada’s nuclear industry with their patented fuel technology, the ANEEL™ fuel. In the completion of this Phase and the associated assessment report, no issues were identified by the CNSC that could present a fundamental barrier to the licensing of the ANEEL™ fuel in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Clean Core has been actively engaged with Canada’s nuclear industry with their patented fuel technology, the ANEEL™ fuel.
  • The ANEEL™ fuel is made of thorium and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), developed for use in pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs) and Canada deuterium uranium (CANDU) reactors.
  • Clean Core has been engaged with CNSC since 2022, including submissions across 9 focus areas in the review, building a licensing basis and safety case for the ANEEL™ fuel.
  • This is a critical step forward for our ANEEL™ fuel technology and in advancing nuclear power generation across Canada and globally,” says Mehul Shah, CEO and Founder of Clean Core.

X-energy, TransAlta Partner to Study Deployment of Advanced Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Alberta through Emissions Reduction Alberta Award

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Dienstag, April 2, 2024
Alternative Energy, Energy, Nuclear, Other Energy, Utilities, ERA, Government, TransAlta, CNSC, Void coefficient, Partnership, Steam, Carbon, Hatch Ltd, Multimedia, Economics, Renewable energy

X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy” or the “Company”), a leading developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, and TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta”), one of Canada’s leading power producers, announced a partnership to study the deployment of X-energy’s Xe-100 advanced small modular nuclear reactors in Alberta.

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  • X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy” or the “Company”), a leading developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, and TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta”), one of Canada’s leading power producers, announced a partnership to study the deployment of X-energy’s Xe-100 advanced small modular nuclear reactors in Alberta.
  • Supported through funding from Emissions Reduction Alberta (“ERA” or “the agency”), the study will assess the feasibility of repurposing a fossil fuel electricity generation site for an Xe-100 plant.
  • X-energy and TransAlta will be supported by Canada-based nuclear and professional engineering firms, including Hatch Ltd., Kinectrics Inc., and PCL Nuclear Management Inc.
  • X-energy aims to deploy the first advanced small modular reactor in Alberta by the early 2030s.

X-energy Successfully Completes Canadian Pre-Licensing Milestone for the Xe-100 Advanced Small Modular Reactor

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Mittwoch, Januar 17, 2024
Other Energy, Oil, Gas, Natural Resources, Alternative Energy, Energy, Other Natural Resources, Nuclear, Mining, Minerals, Void coefficient, Temperature, VDR, CNSC, Steam, Uranium mining

The Company submitted the design of its Xe-100 advanced small modular reactor to CNSC for a combined Phase 1 and 2 VDR process.

Key Points: 
  • The Company submitted the design of its Xe-100 advanced small modular reactor to CNSC for a combined Phase 1 and 2 VDR process.
  • “The completion of the pre-licensing milestone underscores the regulatory and commercial readiness of the Xe-100 and demonstrates the opportunity to bring our advanced high-temperature gas reactor technology to the Canadian market,” said J. Clay Sell, CEO of X-energy.
  • X-energy’s Xe-100 reactor and TRISO-X fuel are designed to be intrinsically safe, greatly expanding applications and markets for deployment of nuclear technology relative to other small modular and conventional nuclear reactors.
  • The project in Seadrift will be the first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor deployed to serve an industrial site in North America.

Terrestrial Energy and ENEC Sign MOU to Collaborate and Cooperate on IMSR Plant Development and Deployment

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Dienstag, Dezember 12, 2023
COP28, Integral Molten Salt Reactor, United Nations Global Compact, IAEA, CNSC, Small modular reactor, Electricity, Aluminium, COP, Nuclear energy, Plant, International Atomic Energy Agency, Hydrogen, Climate change, Memorandum of understanding, APR-1400, Barakah, Growth, Terrestrial Energy, Uranium, Carbon, Ammonia, IMSR, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, Generation, Renewable energy

Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ENEC and Simon Irish, Chief Executive Officer of Terrestrial Energy.

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  • Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ENEC and Simon Irish, Chief Executive Officer of Terrestrial Energy.
  • Terrestrial Energy is a leading technology company, and developer of a nuclear plant capable of suppling both high-temperature heat and electricity.
  • ENEC and Terrestrial Energy will collaborate to focus on the potential of IMSR plant for electricity generation and for large-scale industrial heat applications.
  • The parties will also consider frameworks for development and deployment of the IMSR plant in target industrial applications in the UAE and other markets.

First Canadian eVinci™ Microreactor Targeted for Saskatchewan

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Montag, November 27, 2023
Nuclear, Energy, Utilities, Research, Vendor, The Electric Company, Hydrogen, Government, Multimedia, Westinghouse Electric Company, Microreactor, Strategic Innovation Fund, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Saskatchewan Research Council, University, SRC, Heat, Electricity, Temperature, CNSC, MOU, Oil, Management, Uranium mining, Westinghouse

Westinghouse Electric Company today congratulated Saskatchewan Research Council on its funding to operate the first-ever eVinci™ microreactor in Canada.

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  • Westinghouse Electric Company today congratulated Saskatchewan Research Council on its funding to operate the first-ever eVinci™ microreactor in Canada.
  • Westinghouse and SRC signed an MOU last year to jointly develop a project to locate an eVinci microreactor in Saskatchewan to further explore industrial, research and energy use applications.
  • The test reactor, a one-fifth scale representation of an actual eVinci microreactor, will enable design finalization, testing and licensing of the technology.
  • Last year, the Canadian government awarded Westinghouse a grant from its Strategic Innovation Fund to further the technology’s development.

AIS Healthcare Leadership Featured at NASP 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo

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Montag, September 25, 2023
General Health, Pharmaceutical, Health, Parkland Health & Hospital System, TDD, Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharmacy, CNSC, Ochsner Health System, Baylor Scott & White Health, Pharmacopoeia, MBA, AIS, USP, Pharmacist, NASP, Specialty pharmacy, Guideline, Patient, Category 3, Special Program of Assisted Reproduction, CPPS, National Association, Safety, Medical device, Hospital

AIS Healthcare, a leading provider of targeted drug delivery (TDD) and infusion care solutions, announced its participation in the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo, which took place on September 18th – 21st in Grapevine, Texas.

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  • AIS Healthcare, a leading provider of targeted drug delivery (TDD) and infusion care solutions, announced its participation in the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo, which took place on September 18th – 21st in Grapevine, Texas.
  • At the NASP 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo, AIS Healthcare sponsored a continuing education symposium through an unrestricted educational grant that focused on the critical topic of USP 797 guideline revisions, a set of standards developed by U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) governing the safe compounding of sterile preparations in healthcare settings, and its impact on the healthcare industry.
  • AIS Healthcare is honored to have participated in the NASP 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo and is committed to fostering innovation and excellence in pharmaceutical compounding.
  • For more information about the NASP 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo, please visit www.naspmeeting.com .

NexGen Announces the Appointment of Ben Salter as Chief Financial Officer & Tracy Primeau as Special Advisor

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Dienstag, August 29, 2023
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - NexGen Energy Ltd. ("NexGen" or the "Company") (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE) (ASX: NXG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Salter as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), effective September 1, 2023.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - NexGen Energy Ltd. ("NexGen" or the "Company") (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE) (ASX: NXG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Salter as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), effective September 1, 2023.
  • Mr. Salter is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Victoria.
  • Leigh Curyer, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Ben has been an important part of NexGen's growth journey, and has consistently demonstrated exceptional commitment to the Company.
  • In addition, the Company is delighted to welcome Tracy Primeau as a Special Advisor specializing in community.