Implementing Canada\u0027s next\u002Dgeneration nuclear power program will be tough given Russia is the only source of the required fuel. Read on
, or “HALEU,” is the fuel needed for many designs of small modular reactor , which are manufactured, transported and installed rather than built bespoke.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300A welcome email is on its way.
A big new problem for the industry is finding new suppliers of the enriched uranium many SMR models require, whose main global source is RussiaArticle content The problem: “There is an immediate HALEU supply and security constraint that impedes the advancement of some SMR projects in Canada,” says a briefing note prepared last spring for the deputy minister at Natural Resources. “Russia is the primary commercial supplier of HALEU, but recent geopolitical events have suspended all trade possibilities.”
Since Russia invaded Ukraine and Canada all but halted trade, the note adds, “securing HALEU supply now represents the critical path to deployment in Canada and globally.” The deputy minister, John Hannaford, was being prepped for a meeting with Eddie Saab, the president of Westinghouse Electric Canada, which is working on a reactor design it calls the eVinci, and has awith the Saskatchewan Research Council to install one in that province. The eVinci is so small even by SMR standards that it’s sometimes called a microreactor, or MMR. It’s designed to produce about five megawatts of power — potentially good for industrial purposes or remote communities.
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