Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

Bruce Power’s Unit 6 achieves first sustained fission chain reaction, approaches return to service

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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“This is great progress, made possible by years of planning, preparation and execution by Bruce Power and our partners,” said Mike Rencheck, Bruce Power’s President and CEO.

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  • “This is great progress, made possible by years of planning, preparation and execution by Bruce Power and our partners,” said Mike Rencheck, Bruce Power’s President and CEO.
  • The Unit 6 MCR remains on track despite challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, while work on the Unit 3 MCR outage is also progressing on track.
  • “This is another positive example of the ability of the nuclear industry to deliver on its promises,” said Hon.
  • “This is a monumental achievement and I offer my thanks and congratulations to everyone involved in making it happen,” Byers said.

Ontario government supports long-term planning and consultation work to explore the expansion of clean nuclear at Bruce Power

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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Todd Smith, announced support to advance the long-term planning and consultation work required to explore nuclear expansion options on the Bruce Power site.

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  • Todd Smith, announced support to advance the long-term planning and consultation work required to explore nuclear expansion options on the Bruce Power site.
  • “Bruce Power is a leader in producing clean, reliable energy for people in Huron-Bruce County and across the province,” said Hon.
  • Bruce Power is committed to meaningful engagement, and consultation with local Indigenous communities, including opportunities for participation.
  • The long-term planning and consultation activities will not impact the company’s Life-Extension Program that will secure the site’s operation through 2064.

Rogers Helps Over 50,000 Youth Through 2022 Community Grants Program

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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TORONTO, Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications announced today it had awarded its 2022 Ted Rogers Community Grants to over 70 registered charities and non-profits.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications announced today it had awarded its 2022 Ted Rogers Community Grants to over 70 registered charities and non-profits.
  • The Community Grants program supports youth aged 15-29 in the areas of education, digital literacy, health, sport, and entrepreneurship.
  • Since 2017, Rogers has awarded hundreds of Ted Rogers Community Grants for programs that support equity-deserving youth.
  • Rogers invests $5 million annually to create educational opportunities for Canadian youth, including through Community Grants and Ted Rogers Scholarships.

ITM: Installation of New Isotope Production System at Bruce Power to Produce Medical Isotopes for Cancer Therapy Completed

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Monday, January 24, 2022
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This system will also have the ability to produce other isotopes for medical uses over the long term.

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  • This system will also have the ability to produce other isotopes for medical uses over the long term.
  • Ontario is leading the way in the production and supply of medical isotopes around the world, said Hon.
  • Im proud of the innovative work being done by Bruce Power and its partners in the supply chain, including Framatome and Kinectrics.
  • Isogens enabling partnerships with Bruce Power and ITM allows us to produce the worlds largest and most reliable supply of life-saving, short-lived, therapeutic medical isotopes.

Bruce Power announces increased power output and isotope harvest milestones as a part of ‘Made in Ontario’ economic recovery plan

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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Tiverton, Ontario, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bruce Power announced today a number of key milestones in the implementation of its Made in Ontario economic recovery plan including increased power output and an isotope harvest later this year to fight the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.

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  • Tiverton, Ontario, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bruce Power announced today a number of key milestones in the implementation of its Made in Ontario economic recovery plan including increased power output and an isotope harvest later this year to fight the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.
  • Ontarios nuclear industry is well prepared to support the creation of new opportunities for growth, jobs and drive emissions reductions, said Hon.
  • In July 2021, Bruce Power announced its plan to contribute to a Made in Ontario economic recovery, investing $3 billion over the next 18 months through the companys Life-Extension Program, isotope development, and asset optimization strategy.
  • Bruce Power will complete a Cobalt-60 isotope harvest later this year, which will provide enough isotopes to sterilize 10 billion pairs of surgical gloves and COVID swabs.

Bruce Power receives regulatory approval for new lifesaving medical isotope production

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Friday, September 24, 2021
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This is another important step forward to utilize our CANDU reactors to provide a new large-scale capacity for production in the medical isotope supply chain, cementing Canadas place as a global isotope superpower.

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  • This is another important step forward to utilize our CANDU reactors to provide a new large-scale capacity for production in the medical isotope supply chain, cementing Canadas place as a global isotope superpower.
  • Ontario continues to position itself as a world leader in the production of life-saving medical isotopes, said Energy Minister Todd Smith.
  • Todays announcement is a big step forward in furthering the goal of long-term, sustainable, and flexible production of medical isotopes at the Bruce Power site.
  • The work to install the Isotope Production System is a part of the ongoing Life-Extension Program at the Bruce Power site, which began in 2016 and remains on track.