Canada's Nuclear Industry

Canada: 61 years in nuclear; Nobel Prize in Physics—1994: Dr. Bert Brockhouse.

Nuclear energy in Canada is for peaceful purposes: used only in electricity generation,medicine, agriculture, research and manufacturing.

Nuclear energy is a $6.6 billion/year industry generating $1.5 billion in federal and provincial revenues through taxes: 21,000 direct jobs, 10,000 indirect jobs (contractors to the industry) plus 40,000 spin-off jobs, 150 Urms and $1.2 billion in exports (Source: Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) 2008).

• In 2008: 22 CANDU Reactors—18 in service until April 2008 generating 14.8% of the country’s electricity, cleanly and safely, in Ontario (53%), Quebec (3%), and NewBrunswick (6.1%).
• On April 1, 2008, NewBrunswick Power began refurbishing Point Lepreau. Prior to the refurbishment, it provided up to 30%of NewBrunswick’s electricity.
• In 2008 in Ontario: 20 reactors—16 in service providing 53%of the province’s electricity coming from12,024MW(Gross) of installed electrical nuclear capacity (Source: CANDU Owners Group (COG)/Pressurized HeavyWater Reactor (PHWR Performance Indicators, Dec 2008). 
• Canada has operated CANDU nuclear power reactors safely for 47 years.
• Canada has theworld’s largest known high-grade natural uraniumdeposits in Saskatchewan. 
• Canada provides over 50%of the global supply ofmedical isotopes for nuclear medicine used in 60,000 procedures per day—5,000 of those in Canada 
• The total amount of used nuclear fuel produced in 47 years fromnuclear power  plants in Canadawould Ull six hockey rinks up to the height of the boards.

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Candu Reator Lifetime Performance

http://www.cns-snc.ca/nuclear_info/candu_performance.html

Candu Evolution - August 2009

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World Nuclear Power Reactors & Uranium Requirements