CNS CANDU Thermalhydraulics Course
2021-11-18 00:00 - 2021-11-19 00:00 UTC
2021 November 18-19 (Thursday-Friday, Toronto Time) Course held on-line (Connection details to be communicated later after your registration)
Program & Brochure
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Course Overview
The first Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) Thermalhydaulics Course was held in Toronto on December 4-5 2017. We are now offering the second CNS Thermalhydaulics Course on-line on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The objectives of this course are an overview of thermalhydraulics (TH), followed by broadening the area of TH as applied to CANDU reactors. The attendees will be presented with the fundamentals of TH, the importance of TH in nuclear-energy utilization and nuclear safety, TH phenomena, TH discipline applied for different nuclear facilities with a focus on CANDU, and areas of application (design, operation, safety evaluation, uncertainty, scaling, R&D, etc.)
The CNS is presenting this course to enhance the professional and technical capabilities of its members (and non-members) working in, or interested in, the nuclear industry. The course is ideally suited for beginning professionals, but also beneficial as a refresher overview course to experienced professionals. Come broaden your nuclear knowledge beyond your specific area of work and your own area of expertise.
The following topics would be covered in the course:

Thermalhydraulics Overview
Thermalhydraulics Fundamentals
Fuel and Fuel-channel Thermalhydraulics
Experiments to support Thermalhydraulics
Primary Heat-Transport System Operations
Thermalhydraulics Computer Codes Used for Safety Demonstrations
V&V of Thermalhydraulic Computer Codes and Simulation Uncertainty Assessment
Safety Analysis and Trip Coverage – NEW
Containment Thermalhydraulics – NEW

Besides two NEW topics, the existing topics will be enhanced to make the lectures easier to follow based on the feedbacks received from the last course.
Objectives

To provide an overview of thermalhydraulics
To broaden the area of thermalhydraulics as applied to CANDU reactors
To provide an overview of the primary heat-transport system
To network with colleagues in the industry

Registration
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The registration fees are shown below, and include HST (HST # 870488889RT)
Early-Bird Rate
(Register by October 25, 2021)
CNS Member: $200.00 [Must be a CNS member in good standing
Non-CNS Member: $250.00
Full-time student (CNS member) or CNS retiree member: $100.00

Regular Rate
(Register after October 25, 2021)
CNS Member: $250.00 [Must be a CNS member in good standing]
Non-CNS Member: $300.00
Full-time student (CNS member) or CNS retiree member: $150.00
The registration deadline is November 16, 2021
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Venue
Course held on-line
(Connection details to be communicated later after your registration)

Bios of Lecturers/Organizers

Dr. Nik Popov has over 43 years of experience in the nuclear industry in Canada and internationally in various nuclear engineering disciplines including thermal-hydraulics, safety analysis, licensing, computer codes development and validation, and severe accident analysis. In Canada, he worked at AECL from 1988 to 2011, including 3 years as the Director for Safety and Licensing of new builds. Later on he worked at SNC-Lavalin-Nuclear, COG, CNSC, and OPG on various roles.
Dr. Popov is an Adjunct Professor at the McMaster University since 2000, where he teaches graduate courses on thermalhydraulics at McMaster and the University Network for Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) program. Dr. Popov is also the Program Director of the UNENE Since 2016.

Dr. David Novog is an expert in safety analysis methods and uncertainty quantification. He holds and Industrial Research Chair in Nuclear Safety and has been a professor at McMaster since 2006.
From 1998-2006 he worked at Ontario Hydro, OPG, Nuclear Safety Solutions and AMEC in the areas of reactor physics, thermal hydraulics and reactor trip assessment. Prior to these positions he was a visiting researcher at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan on their APWR project.
His current research is focused on experimental and analytic issues related to fuel and fuel channel integrity and severe accident modelling. He has large projects underway on improved maintenance instrumentation and applied radiation imaging.

Dr. Yujun Guo is a technical specialist at the CNSC since 2008, responsible for technical assessments of CANDU safety issues.
Dr. Guo holds a Ph.D. degree in nuclear engineering. His early career was with academia, as an associate professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, dedicated to R&D on experimental and analytical reactor thermalhydraulics and safety analyses. In 2001, Dr. Guo joined AECL (now CNL) as a scientist leading a group of professionals responsible for large-scale CANDU fuel thermal-hydraulic experiments and associated data analysis and model development.
Altogether, Dr. Guo has had more than 35 years of experience in reactor design, safety analysis and associated R&D activities.

Jun Yang has been working at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories since 2005. He is a senior scientist and the head of the Thermalhydraulics Experiments Section.
Jun is a recognized expert in experimental and analytical reactor fuel/core and system thermalhydraulics, particularly in the areas of critical heat flux (CHF), post dryout (PDO) heat transfer, pressure drop, nucleate and film boiling, and the header phenomena. He is the principal developer of the CHF, PDO heat transfer, and pressure drop prediction methods now being used by the CANDU industry.

John Froats has over 45 years of nuclear industry experience including many plant roles including as a Licenced Shift Manager and the executive role of Chief Nuclear Engineer and VP Engineering and Modifications. He led the CANDU Owners Group as President and CEO and the CSA Nuclear Standards Program as Chair.
He has taught approximately 2,000 students on subjects including safety culture, nuclear design methods, nuclear safety design and power plant operation.
John is currently an Associate Professor and Nuclear Engineer in Residence at Ontario Tech University. He remains fully active in the nuclear sector and in educational work in support of the sector.

Dr. Qiang Cui is a senior safety specialist at Candu Energy. He has 20+ years’ experience in the CANDU nuclear industry with in-depth knowledge of deterministic safety analysis methodology, CANDU design and operation, especially in the heat transport system and the containment system.
Dr. Cui is a technical expert in containment and trip coverage. He is actively involved in new CANDU designs. He has been working on deterministic safety analyses in support of the operation and refurbishment of CANDU stations. He has interacted with CNSC to resolve CNSC’s comments on containment and trip coverage analyses.
Dr. Cui holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from University of Toronto and currently is a professional engineer in Ontario.

Aleksandar Delja finished his graduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Belgrade (Serbia). His academic work started at the same university in the areas of energy, thermal, nuclear engineering. In the late 1980s he joined the nuclear industry (Siemens UB KWU) in Germany where he worked as a lead in research and development of transient thermalhydraulic computer codes. Later, he joined IRSN, the technical support institute of the French regulator. Since the mid-1990s, he has been working at the CNSC (AECB) as a technical specialist in thermalhydraulics.
Aleksandar has 40 years of experience in nuclear safety, nuclear engineering/physics and reactor thermalhydraulics. He has been a Canadian CAMP representative for more than a decade.

Geoff Waddington has over 25 years of experience in nuclear thermalhydraulics (TH) analysis, mostly with AECL and CNL. He is an industry expert in system and subchannel TH, and in the application of CFD codes. He has been involved in the development, V&V and application of TH analysis codes ASSERT-PV and CATHENA.
Currently, Geoff is the head of the Safety Analysis & Uncertainty Section at CNL, contributing to the development of a TH analysis capability for SMR, the assessment of next generation TH codes for CANDU applications, and the advancement of subchannel and CFD tools for CANDU analysis.
Geoff has an Honours B.Math degree from the University of Waterloo (1989), and an M.Sc.E. degree from Queen’s University (1994).

Vincent has 28 years of experience in the CANDU nuclear industry. He has worked on a number of CANDU-6 refurbishment projects, Darlington safety analyses, and Bruce-A restart safety analyses.
Vincent has in-depth understanding of the shutdown systems design and extensive experience in trip coverage analysis. He leads and provides oversight on safety analysis for various commercial and CANDU 6 development projects, including the resolution of GAIs, CSIs.
Vincent has in-depth knowledge of Deterministic Safety Analysis methodology, CANDU 6 design and operation, and regulatory standards (a member of CSA N290.15 and CSA N290.19 technical sub-committee). He is also experienced in interacting with CNSC and regulators abroad.

Dr. Wei Shen received his Bachelor degree (in 1988) and Ph.D. degree (in 1993) in nuclear engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. Wei has been working on both PWR and CANDU industry and regulatory body for over 30 years as an expert on reactor physics, and reactor safety.
Wei works as Safety and License Program Manager at COG since 2017. Prior joining COG, Wei worked as a Technical Specialist at the CNSC for 5 years, and worked as a reactor physicist at AECL for 14 years and was promoted as the Principal Specialist (the top technical position) in 2009.
Wei is the Chair of Nuclear Science & Engineering Division of the CNS. Wei also serves as an Adjunct Full Professor with Royal Military College of Canada and with Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.

Contacts
Course contact (not for registration): Wei Shen, wei.shen@candu.org
For registration questions, contact Elmir Lekovic, cns_office@cns-snc.ca

Second Conference on AI, ML and other Innovative Technologies in the Nuclear Industry (CAIMIN 2021)
2021-11-29 00:00 - 2021-12-01 00:00 UTC
Official website: https://www.cns-ai-nuclear.com/

OARO – Innovation in Mitigating Digital Security Risk
2022-02-15 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Halifax)
Speakers: Michele Lunney, Vice President of Business Development North America for OARO

Summary: OARO is leading global provider of blockchain technology located in Halifax and Toronto, Canada, and Madrid, Spain. The company’s management team has significant experience delivering projects in cyber security, digital transformation and blockchain. OARO provides Blockchain-as-a-Service, whereby the company manages private and permissioned blockchain networks for its clients. OARO’s core products include a Digital ID with identity document verification, biometric facial recognition, electronic signature, data integrity certification and encrypted communications. OARO has been recognized as a Top Vendor in the Blockchain Identity Management industry (Markets and Markets) and has implemented Digital Identity for leading enterprise clients and public sector organizations. The presentation will focus on OARA access control with biometrics and facial recognition; digital transformation of the Counterfeit, Fraudulent, Suspect Item (CFSI) process to improve supplier quality; and, increasing efficiency, trust and transparency in the management of fuel safeguards.

Registration: Registration is free but required; we welcome CNS members, students and interested members of the broader community.

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Canada’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Action Plan
2022-02-16 15:30 - 16:30 UTC
Speaker: Justin Hannah, Director, Nuclear Energy Division, Natural Resources Canada

Summary: An overview of Canada’s SMR Action Plan will be presented. Canada’s SMR Action Plan was launched on December 18th, 2020. The Action Plan is the result of a pan-Canadian effort bringing together key enablers from across Canada, including the federal government, provinces and territories, municipalities, Indigenous Peoples, power utilities, industry, innovators, laboratories, academia, and civil society. The SMR Action Plan currently has 513 commitments/actions made across the 117 partner organizations that are signatories to the SMR Action Plan. Each of these key enablers has contributed a chapter to the Action Plan that describes a concrete set of actions they are taking to seize the SMR opportunity for Canada. The Action Plan responds to all 53 recommendations in Canada’s SMR Roadmap and also includes voluntary actions that go beyond the SMR Roadmap recommendations.

Registration: Registration is free but required; we welcome CNS members, students and interested members of the broader community.

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CNS Sheridan Park Branch - Career Planning and Emerging Trends for Engineers in the Nuclear Industry
2022-03-15 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
Title: Career Planning and Emerging Trends for Engineers in the Nuclear Industry

Date/time: Tuesday March 15, 2022, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Speaker: Ruben Oris Valiente, Vice-President, Nuclear Steam Plant Engineering, SNC-Lavalin

Summary: The presentation’s objective is to provide a contemporary, albeit personal, look at opportunities and potential career paths available to engineers in the nuclear industry, how to take ownership and how not to be taken aback by emerging events and trends. The speaker will strive to make this information balanced and useful to a new grad, a seasoned engineer, a recent immigrant to Canada or, simply put, to any engineer in the process of making a decision of where to his/her career should go.

Registration: Registration is free but required; we welcome CNS members, students and interested members of the broader community.

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CNS Wester Branch Webinar - Nuclear Fusion: Canadian Perspectives, Challenges and Opportunities
2022-04-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Starting with an outline of fundamental approaches for nuclear fusion, basic challenges are identified that must be overcome to arrive at commercially viable fusion energy generation. The challenges require expertise and innovative ideas found not only in the sciences, but also the fields of engineering, economics, and social sciences.

Fusion has the potential of providing large amounts of low carbon energy, which will also impact Canada’s natural resource industries, particularly Western Canada’s petroleum industry. It is argued that the emergence of fusion energy will support the transformation Canada’s petroleum industry from an energy industry into a materials industry.

Fusion energy development and deployment are massive undertakings that can only be achieved through international collaboration. Canada currently does not have a major presence in such collaborations. Specifically, Canada is not participating in ITER, the large multi-national fusion initiative in France. However, a cooperation agreement between ITER and the Government of Canada was signed in 2021 thereby creating the foundation for cooperation with ITER. The importance to Canada of this and similar initiatives will be outlined, together with the role of the Fusion Energy Council of Canada.

Bio Sketch

Dr. Axel Meisen was elected President of the Fusion Energy Council of Canada (FECC) in September 2021. In addition to his duties as FECC President, he currently advises boards and senior management in Canada and abroad on strategy development of major initiatives with long-term time horizons.

He held the inaugural Chair in Foresight at the Alberta Research Council, after serving as president of Memorial University of Newfoundland, president of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, and Dean of Applied Science and Professor of Chemical Engineering at The University of British Columbia. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2008 and he is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

He has B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, California Institute of Technology, and McGill University, respectively.

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Invitation - INUDECO Online Marathon
2022-04-27 00:00 - 2022-04-28 23:59 UTC
Dear colleagues!

I invite you and your colleagues to join the open online marathon INUDECO “Challenges of Ukraine’s nuclear energy in wartime”.The event will take place on April 27-28, 2022.

Organizers: Slavutych City Council, Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Safety of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Nuclear Society.

The task of the conference is to analyze the experience of the war in Ukraine, to draw tough conclusions on the manifestation of nuclear terrorism, the actions of international organizations, to develop recommendations for the operation of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities in wartime. We must do everything possible to force the world to impose tough sanctions in the nuclear sector on Russia as an aggressor country, whose troops are shelling and seizing nuclear facilities.

The working languages of the conference are Ukrainian and English.Simultaneous translation will be provided. The marathon includes reports by Ukrainian NPP specialists, ChNPP employees, as well as those who are still under occupation.

We invite you to join the conference, as well as to take part as a speaker on the first day of the online marathon and speak in support of Ukraine and Ukrainian nuclear workers. It will be a great honor for us

If you agree to act as a speaker, please inform me by April 20, 2022 and provide the topic of the speech and brief theses.

I also ask you to spread information about the open online marathon among your colleagues.Registration link below

Registration form English https://forms.gle/1QTNsd7XroToUkG87

Thank you!

GE-Hitachi SMR BWRX-300 Presentation
2022-05-05 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Halifax)
CNS Sheridan Park Branch invites you to participate in the following virtual presentation:

Speaker: Doug McDonald, BWRX-300 Product Manager, GE Hitachi Nuclear

Summary: GE-Hitachi SMR Presentation: The BWRX-300 (BWRX-300 (gepower.com) is a 300 MWe water-cooled, natural circulation Small Modular Reactor (SMR) with passive safety systems that leverages the design and licensing basis of GEH’s U.S. NRC-certified ESBWR. The BWRX-300 is undergoing a combined Phase 1/2 Vendor Design Review with CNSC with completion expected before the end of 2022. It has been selected for deployment at OPG’s Darlington New Nuclear Project. This presentation will focus on the BWRX-300 design in general, passive safety systems and the way refueling is performed.

Registration: Registration is free but required; we welcome CNS members, students and interested members of the broader community.

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CNS Sheridan Park Branch invites you to participate in: Is it appropriate to pre-distribute potassium-iodide (KI) pills around nuclear power plants?
2022-05-25 15:30 - 16:30 UTC
Speaker: Dr. Jerry Cuttler, D.Sc., P. Eng., Former Engineering Manager at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Summary: The presentation demonstrates that a credible accident would not cause any radiation-induced thyroid cancers in the surrounding population. The purpose of pre-distributing these pills is compliance with the precautionary principle policy that was adopted in 1960 by the U.S. NCRP and accepted world wide. The reason given for adopting the false radiation scare was a lack of scientific information about the health effects of radiation. However, more than 120 years of scientific evidence in medicine and research is available that supports the known safety of the expected exposures to ionizing radiation. Distributing KI pills would only add to widespread public fear. The false scare not only blocks the provision of affordable nuclear energy, it also blocks potential applications of low doses of radiation in medical therapies for diseases, such as cancer metastasis, inflammations, infections, autoimmune conditions, and neurodegenerative Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Registration: Registration is free but required; we welcome CNS members, students and interested members of the broader community.

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2022 CNS Annual Conference
2022-06-05 08:00 - 2022-06-08 17:00 UTC
2022 is promising to be an exciting year for Canada’s nuclear industry. With possible new reactors identified for installation in Canada, we are moving into an era of advanced reactor technologies. Join us to learn, share and hear about the latest developments at the 2022 CNS annual Conference. The 2022 CNS Annual Conference will be held on-line and include technical sessions on the themes listed below. Please submit an abstract to present your research, new technology or innovative new product. The deadline for abstract submission is now extended to 2022 January 21

Registration

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Call for Papers

Call for Papers

Submit an Abstract Now!

· Small Modular Reactors· New Technology, Research and Development· Operations and Aging Management· Enhancing Nuclear Safety and Security· New Build and Life Extension· Decommissioning and Nuclear Waste Management· Environmental Protection· Fuel Cycles· Isotope Production, Medical and Biological Benefits· Nuclear Regulatory Framework· Community Involvement, Outreach and Education

Important Dates for the Technical Program:Abstract submission: January 21, 2022Full paper submitted for review: February 15, 2022Final paper submission for the Conference Proceedings: April 15, 2022

Important Dates for the Student Conference:Short paper submitted for review: February 25, 2022Final paper submission for the Conference Proceedings: April 22, 2022

We look forward to your submission!Check back for more info later!

CNS Annual Conference Organizing Committee

2022 Fuel Conference
2022-08-21 00:00 - 2022-08-24 23:59 UTC
CALL FOR PAPERS

Following the success of the 14th conference held in Mississauga, Ontario in 2019, the 15th International Conference on CANDU Fuel to be held in Ajax, Ontario on August 21-24, 2022, will once again bring together international nuclear fuel industry experts involved in research, design, fabrication, operations, fuel modelling, safety analysis and regulation. Under the theme of “Advanced Fuel Manufacturing and SMR Initiatives for a Cleaner Energy Future”, the technical sessions will cover topics on design, development, modelling, qualification and manufacturing including CANDU and Small Modular Reactors (SMR) fuels. A session focused on experiences and lessons learned from non-CANDU fuel types has been added. The sessions will be composed of:

A. Advanced Fuel Manufacturing: Fuel manufacturer experience, advances in manufacturing & inspection technologies, additive manufacturing, blending RU and DU, fuel manufacturing challenges and improvements.

B. SMR Fuel: Design, development, modelling, fabrication/synthesis and supply-chain.

C. Fuel Performance: Fuel behaviour (normal operating conditions and extended burnup), station experience and Hot Cell work & capabilities. Common causes of fuel failure from other reactor designs are also welcome.

D. Fuel Safety: Performance improvements, Licensing issues, accident studies, fission gas release, fuel behaviour, LOCA initiatives and experimental simulation, fuel acceptance criteria, fuel deformation and dryout.

E. Fuel Design & Development: Modifications to fuel designs and quality assurance in fuel design and development, MOX, inert matrices, DUPIC, slightly enriched uranium (SEU), recovered uranium (RU), Thoria fuel cycle, Gen IV Fuel Types, economical and societal implications of fuel cycles.

F. Fuel Code Development: Predictive capability on thermal, mechanical, irradiation and fission-gas release behaviour under normal operating and accident conditions and predicting aerosol behaviour. Advanced code/model development, which may include radiation protection/ shielding.

G. Fuel Management: Fuel management schemes, load following, fuel physics analysis and specific operational challenges.

H. Fuel Bundle Thermal Hydraulics: Critical Heat Flux assessment, Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling, reactor aging, pressure tube performance and fuel simulation and testing.

I. Used Fuel Management: Fuel handling technology, spent fuel storage, and in-storage fuel behaviour.

J. Advanced Fuel Modelling and Code Development: Models that are being developed to further support fuel performance and safety assessment. Multi-physics/multi-scale simulation.

For further details and guideline on Call for Papers please click here

IMPORTANT DATES

The following are important deadlines for paper submissions, Awards and Registrations. Late submissions may not be accepted.

March 15, 2022 On-line submission of AbstractsMarch 31, 2022 Notification of the Acceptance of Abstracts April 30, 2022 Receive Fuel Technology Awards NominationMay 31, 2022 On-line Submission of Full PapersJune 30, 2022 Notification of Acceptance of Full Papers July 20, 2022 Early Bird Registration

SUBMISSIONS

Abstract and full paper must be prepared and submitted in MS Word to https://www.xcdsystem.com/cns/abstract/index.cfm?ID=b9v4aBI according to guidelines on the conference website.

Abstract

The abstract is to be no more than 100 words. You can submit your abstract here.On-line submission of Abstracts is due March 15, 2022.

Full Paper

The required full paper is to be submitted in Microsoft Word, and shall use this provided template. Final papers should be submitted directly here using the pass code that each author received previously upon submission of the abstract.

On-line submission of final version of papers is due May 31, 2022.

Should you have any issues submitting, please contact, Dr. Paul K. Chan at Paul.Chan@rmc.ca

PROGRAM

Please see Full Final Conference Program – Posted August 16, 2022 (Click Here)

REGISTRATION

Note: All fees in CAN$Note: To register as a CNS member, your membership must be in good standing for 2022)All prices include HST (#870488889 RT).

To register online click here

Registration includes one ticket to the Conference Banquet and fun night (details to be announced later) at the conference venue. If you would like a guest to join us for the Conference dinner and fun night, please request an additional ticket through the link above.

IAEA SPONSORSHIP

As in the past, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would continue to patronize this Conference as an in-cooperation meeting and provide funds to support travel of experts who will attend this conference from the Member States involved in pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) fuel development.

The IAEA has limited funds at its disposal to help meet the travel costs of participants from these countries. Preference will be given to participants who are expected to make an important contribution to the event, and such assistance will be limited to normally one participant per country.

If organizations wish to apply for a grant on behalf of one of their specialists, they should address specific requests to the Conference (copy to Mr. Ki Seob Sim; k.s.sim@iaea.org of the IAEA) to this effect.

Organizations/Individuals should ensure that application for grant is:

Accompanied by a duly completed and signed Grant Application Form giving detailed information on the scientific qualifications of the candidate and signed by the head of the applicant’s organization.Submitted by February 28, 2022. Click here to Submit your application

Applications which do not comply with the above conditions will not be eligible to receive IAEA grant. The grants awarded will be in the form of a lump sum, usually covering part of the travel cost of attendance.

FUEL TECHNOLOGY AWARD

As always, we are also accepting nominations for the CNS Fuel Technology award to recognize senior or retired individuals who have contributed greatly to the field of Nuclear Fuel.

Please send your nomination letters to Dr. Brent Lewis at lewis-b@rmc.ca / Dr. Paul K. Chan at Paul.Chan@rmc.ca by April 30, 2022.

Please provide your full name and address, the full name of the nominee with a one page summary stating:

i) the significance or impact of the contribution

ii) their reputation or standing of the recipient in the domestic and international fuel community

iii) their mentorship of junior scientists and engineers

iv) the length of career in the nuclear industry

If you would like more information pertaining to this award, please contact Dr. Brent Lewis at lewis-b@rmc.ca / Dr. Paul K. Chan at Paul.Chan@rmc.ca

VENUE AND ACCOMODATIONS

The conference will take place at the Ajax Convention Centre with accommodations available at two luxurious hotels, The Hilton Garden Inn Ajax and The Homewood Suites by Hilton, conveniently located just off Highway 401 at the Salem Road exit.

These facilities provide excellent service in a convenient location. The Ajax Convention Centre is situated between two excellent accommodations and are just 45 Km from downtown Toronto and 55 Km from the Toronto Pearson International Airport.

HILTON GARDEN INN:

Room rate in the CNS Block: $159/night + tax, single/double.This rate will be available until the earlier of:

the cutoff date of July 7, 2022, orthe date when the CNS block is full.

So, we recommend early guestroom reservation to avoid disappointment.Reservations can be made by:

Directly using this Reservation Link ORTelephone: Please call the hotel directly at (905) 686-9400 or toll free at 1-800-596-3985 and quoting the CNS Group ID Code.

HOMEWOOD SUITES:

Reservations can be made by:

Directly using the Reservation link ORTelephone: Please call the hotel directly at (905) 686-9400 or toll free at 1-800-596-3985 and quoting the CNS Group ID Code, with a reference to CNS Group ID Code.

COMMITTEE

Proposed Organizing Committees:

Conference Chair

Doug Jensen (Cameco)

IAEA Collaboration
Paul Chan (RMC) / Mr. Ki Seob Sim (IAEA)
Technical Program Coordinators
Paul Chan (RMC) / Mingjun Chen (NPP) / Raheel Hameed (Cameco) / Markus Piro (Ont. Tech. University) / Mukesh Tayal (CNS) / Wei Shen (COG) & Mr. Ki Seob Sim (IAEA)
Awards Committee

Brent Lewis / Paul Chan (RMC)

Registrations
Elmir Lekovic (CNS) / Michelle Webb / Deborah Northwood-Tink (Cameco)
Facilities and Tour Coordinator
Michelle Webb (Cameco)
Communication Coordinator

Sara Forsey (Cameco)

Sponsorship
Lane Bannerman (Cameco) / Sara Forsey (Cameco) / Paul Chan (RMC)
Hotel Coordinator
Sara Forsey (Cameco) / Raheel Hameed (Cameco)
Photographers
Adam McFarland (Cameco) / Chris Knox (Cameco)
Secretary & Reception
Michelle Webb (Cameco) / Deborah Northwood-Tink (Cameco)
Treasurer

Mohamed Younis (CNS) / Mohinder Grover (CNS)

Entertainment
M Kommy Farahani (RMC) / Doug Jensen (Cameco) / Sara Forsey (Cameco)
Invitations
Sara Forsey (Cameco) / Adam McFarland (Cameco) / Deborah Northwood-Tink (Cameco)
Technical / IT Services
Elmir Lekovic (CNS) / Tracy Lambert (Cameco) / Dave Westcott (Cameco)

CONTACT US

Conference Chair:
Doug Jensen
General Manager Cameco Fuel Manufacturing,
Fuel Services Division, Cameco.
200 Dorset Street East, Port Hope, Ontario
Canada. L1A 3V4
Tel./Tél.: +1 905 800 2201
Mobile: +1 289-251-3718
Email/Courriel: Doug_Jensen@cameco.com

Technical Program Co-Chair:
Dr. Paul K. Chan
Royal Military College of Canada
P.O. Box 17000, Station Forces
Kingston, Ontario, K7K 7B4A
Tel./Tél.: 1-613-541-6000 x6145
Email/Courriel: Paul.Chan@rmc.ca

Registrations:
Elmir Lekovic
CNS Office Manager,
998 Bloor St W., #501Toronto, ONM6H 1L0
Tel./Tél.: (416) 977-7620
Email/Courriel: cns_office@cns-snc.ca

SPONSORS

4th International Conference on Generation IV and Small Reactors (G4SR-4)
2022-10-03 00:00 - 2022-10-06 23:59 UTC
The Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) is hosting the in-person 4th International Conference on Generation IV and Small Reactors (G4SR-4) in cooperation with international partners in industry and government. G4SR-4 will be a 4-day international conference in Delta Hotel Toronto Airport and Conference Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 3-6, 2022. G4SR-4 will be co-located and run parallel with the GIF Forum with Industry organized by the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). Visit the G4SR website www.g4sr.org for more details and updates on the program as they become available.

3rd Annual International Conference on AI, ML and Other Innovative Technologies in the Nuclear Industry
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CANDU Maintenance & Nuclear Component Conference
2023-04-23 00:00 - 2023-04-26 23:59 UTC
Location: Venue: Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale, 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga ON.

Maintenance and Nuclear Components Conference – Fostering Innovation

Introduction:

The CNS Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Division is excited to be back in 2022 with our CanadianMaintenance and Nuclear Component Conference in November. The focus for this year’s conference willbe “Fostering Innovative Industry Advancements” across our nuclear fleets to ensure nuclear powergeneration remains a leading sustainable supplier of electricity. Strategic Operations & Maintenance, and life-extension techniques allow plants to operate continuously in a moreefficient safe manner to continue to deliver low-cost electricity.

Desired Outcome:

We want to create an opportunity for our nuclear professionals, most importantly our young innovators,to positively collaborate their successes and challenges to help grow the nuclear industry. The industryexpects nuclear to be available as the safe low-cost baseload generator. With our aging fleets,innovation to drive effective strategic maintenance is essential to delivering our vision.

Abstracts Topics:

Benchmarking Programs

Innovation in Major Component Replacements

Component Degradation/Life Extension Programs

OPEX and lessons learned from recent maintenance activities

Meeting the challenges of emerging issues

Succession Planning & Attracting Young Professionals to the Industry

Remote Inspections/Robotic Systems

Radiation Safety

Novel inspection techniques

Inspection Tooling

Obsolescence & Parts-related issues

Novel or Innovative solutions for life extension

3D Printing

Equipment Reliability, analytics and condition monitoring

Application of codes and standards

Bringing Innovation to the Industry

Application of codes and standards

Regulatory issues

Delivering low-cost electricity

Application of Artificial Intelligence

Maintenance Applications

Steam generator tubing and other components

CANDU fuel channels

Piping systems

Major heat exchangers

Maintenance case studies

Maintenance programs, plans, and achievements

Abstracts of proposed presentations are to be no more than 300 words in length. Details of howabstracts are to be formatted and submitted are on the conference website. The abstract submissiondeadline is September 30, 2022. All abstracts will be formally reviewed and assessed by the TechnicalProgram Committee and presenters will be notified of the results of the Committee’s review by October14, 2022.

For further information please visit: https://cns-candu.com/

Submit your Abstracts Today

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Nuclear 101 - SOLD OUT
2023-05-01 00:00 - 2023-05-02 23:59 UTC
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

Everything you wanted to know about nucleartechnology and were afraid they’d ask!

Announcing the return of the Canadian Nuclear Society’s course for anyone interested in learning moreand talking about nuclear energy and technology.

Spring 2023 Courses

May 1-2, 2023McMaster University, Hamilton, OntarioMay 9-10, 2023Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University ofSaskatchewan campus, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

The two-day Nuclear 101 short course is for anyone– with or without a technical background – who wants to learn more about nuclear topics. The course provides a good understanding of nuclear and energy fundamentals, along with tools to explain to others in simple, factual terms how the technology works, some of the interesting twist and turns of its exciting history, and the important contribution nuclear science and technology makes to our society.

Taught by some of Canada’s leading nuclear educators, Nuclear 101 includes demonstrations,discussion and questions and answers about:

Energy and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Facts, myths and development of the Nuclear Industry

Safety, Waste and Radiation

Who should register:

Anyone in the nuclear community or interest in nuclear who does not have a technical background but would like a better understanding of nuclear technology and the nuclear industry.

Anyone who regularly speaks to the public (or is interested in speaking to the public) and would like to be able to explain nuclear technology in simple, factual terms.

Anyone who has ever been asked “difficult” questions about the past, present, and future of the industry – and wishes he/she knew the answer.

Registration:

The registration deadline is Wednesday, April 19, 2023.Course Fees:

Regular $615

CNS Member $575*

Student $420

*Interested in be coming a member of the Canadian Nuclear Society? Visit our membershippage for more information.

Course Fees include all course references and resources, lunch and refreshments.

Questions?Contact Matthew Dalzell

Nuclear 101 - Registration Closed
2023-05-09 00:00 - 2023-05-10 23:59 UTC
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Everything you wanted to know about nucleartechnology and were afraid they’d ask!

Announcing the return of the Canadian Nuclear Society’s course for anyone interested in learning moreand talking about nuclear energy and technology.

Spring 2023 Courses

May 1-2, 2023McMaster University, Hamilton, OntarioMay 9-10, 2023Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University ofSaskatchewan campus, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

The two-day Nuclear 101 short course is for anyone– with or without a technical background – who wants to learn more about nuclear topics. The course provides a good understanding of nuclear and energy fundamentals, along with tools to explain to others in simple, factual terms how the technology works, some of the interesting twist and turns of its exciting history, and the important contribution nuclear science and technology makes to our society.

Taught by some of Canada’s leading nuclear educators, Nuclear 101 includes demonstrations,discussion and questions and answers about:

Energy and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Facts, myths and development of the Nuclear Industry

Safety, Waste and Radiation

Who should register:

Anyone in the nuclear community or interest in nuclear who does not have a technical background but would like a better understanding of nuclear technology and the nuclear industry.

Anyone who regularly speaks to the public (or is interested in speaking to the public) and would like to be able to explain nuclear technology in simple, factual terms.

Anyone who has ever been asked “difficult” questions about the past, present, and future of the industry – and wishes he/she knew the answer.

Registration:

The registration deadline is Wednesday, April 19, 2023.Course Fees:

Regular $615

CNS Member $575*

Student $420

*Interested in be coming a member of the Canadian Nuclear Society? Visit our membershippage for more information.

Course Fees include all course references and resources, lunch and refreshments.

Questions?

Contact Matthew Dalzell

CNS Sheridan Park Branch invites you to participate in the following virtual presentation: eVinci™ Microreactor for Commercial and Space Applications
2023-05-11 15:30 - 16:30 UTC
Presenter: Michael Valore, Sr. Director – Advanced Reactor Commercialization

Energy Systems, Westinghouse Electric Company

Summary: The presentation will cover Westinghouse Electric Co. development of the eVinci™ Microreactor which provides grid resiliency for strategic infrastructure, delivers power for remote applications and supports power for space program needs. At the heart of the reactor technology are sodium heat pipes. The heat pipes passively transfer heat via sodium metal phase change. The heat pipes replace the complex high pressure primary coolant systems necessary for most other high temperature reactor designs with a safe, low pressure, simple system that has minimal moving parts. This design enables a compact, transportable design that is simple to operate and minimizes on site construction.

Registration: Registration is free but required; we welcome CNS members, students and interested members of the broader community.

Click here to register.

The Deep Geologic Repository – Why it is important and what you can do to help. A lunch and learn with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization
2023-05-23 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
In 2024 the NWMO will select a site for a Deep Geologic Repository, an enormous step forward for Canada’s plan to dispose of Used Nuclear Fuel. It’s an important project for the industry, and Laurie Swami, President of the NWMO has asked for our help.

But what is the project, how is it progressing, what are the challenges, and how can we all help? Join us on May 23 rd 2023, from 12:00pm – 1:00pm for a virtual lunch and learn provided by the NWMO, in which they will answer those questions and any other questions you may have. Hosted by Neil Alexander and presented by Mark Gobien of the NWMO, this is your opportunity to get a full update on the project.

This event is free to CNS members and to the public. Please join us for the event and invite any colleagues, friends or members of your community that you think would benefit from learning about this project. You can join the event using this link.

The Canadian Nuclear Society is an independent, not for profit, scientific society of individuals with an interest in nuclear power in Canada, with the objective of promoting the exchange of technical information on all aspects of nuclear science and technology and its applications.

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is responsible for designing and implementing Canada’s plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The plan, known as Adaptive Phased Management, requires used fuel to be contained and isolated in a deep geological repository. It also calls for a comprehensive process to select a site with informed and willing hosts for the project. Mark Gobien is the Section Manager, Safety Assessment Models in the Safety and Technical Research department at the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. He holds a BSc in Physics from Queen’s University and in 2018, attended the World Nuclear University Summer Institute program in South Korea. Mark has 15 years of experience at the NWMO conducting postclosure safety assessments, developing safety assessment tools and models, and managing technical work programs. Currently, he is the project lead developing a next-generation system model for postclosure safety assessments.

2023 CNS Annual Conference
2023-06-04 00:00 - 2023-06-07 23:59 UTC
The Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) will be hosting the 42ⁿᵈ Annual CNS Conference and the 47ᵗʰ Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference in-person at the Trade and Convention Centre in Saint John, NB, from June 4 through 7, 2023.

More information can be found on the CNS Annual Conference website: cns-annual-conference.org

The template for the abstract for this conference could be found here.

Lunch, learn and chat
2023-06-14 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Hot on the heels of their successful campaign to have the future of Pickering reconsidered Canadians for Nuclear Energy (C4NE) kicked off a campaign to build 10 new CANDUs with the release of a report.

Join me and Chris Keefer, the leader of C4NE for a lunch, learn and chat on Wednesday, June 14, from 12:00-1:00pm. Chris will tell us what is in the report and how the campaign will roll out from here and I will ask important questions like what is C4NE and what motivates a physician to run these campaigns while I simultaneously scan the chat for your questions so that I can put those to him as well.

It’s a discussion that’s designed for CNS members but its open to your friends, neighbours and anyone that you think might be interested. Please free to invite them all.

Registration coming soon.

11th International Conference on Isotopes
2023-07-23 00:00 - 2023-07-27 23:59 UTC
Visit the website at https://www.11ici.org/

21st Environmental Degradation Conference
2023-08-06 00:00 - 2023-08-10 23:59 UTC
The purpose of the 21st Environmental Degradation meeting is to foster an exchange between plant operators, industry and academic researchers concerning materials degradation issues and solutions in the nuclear power plants of today and the future.

2023 International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering
2023-08-13 00:00 - 2023-08-17 23:59 UTC
The CNS, in collaboration with the ANS, is hosting M&C 2023 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

NWMDER 2023
2023-08-27 00:00 - 2023-08-31 23:59 UTC
5th Canadian Conference on Nuclear Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration

Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, 5875 Falls Ave, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 3K7

4th International Conference on Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the Nuclear Industry (FSEP 2023)
2023-10-18 00:00 - 2023-10-20 23:59 UTC

Canadian Workshop on Fusion Energy Science and Technology (CWFEST) 2023
2023-10-24 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
The Canadian Workshop on Fusion Energy Science and Technology (CWFEST-2023) is a 1-day virtual event during which representatives from a number of fusion startups and organizations will discuss their successes and challenges in commercializing fusion energy.

This workshop is a collaboration between the Canadian Nuclear Society Fusion Energy and Accelerator Science and Technology Division (CNS-FEASTD) and the Fusion Energy Council of Canada (FECC).

To view Program and to Register for CWFEST 2023, click here

Registration Deadlines and Fees

Due DateRegistration FeeRegistration Fee for CNS Members, FECC Members, and StudentsFriday, September 29, 2023$100.00$50.00Friday, October 13, 2023$150.00$100.00No registrations allowed after October 13, 2023

* If there are any problems or issues with registration, contact CNS Office at: cns_office@cns-snc.ca

** Use subject in email: “CWFEST-2023 – Request for Assistance with Registration”

Deadlines and Refunds for Cancellations

Due DateRefund if Paid$50 Registration FeeRefund if Paid$100 Registration FeeRefund if Paid$150 Registration FeesFriday, October 6, 2023$25$50$100Friday, October 20, 2023$15$25$75Tuesday, October 24, 2023$5$10$25No refunds allowed after October 24, 2023

* Must send request by email to cancel registration and to get refund to: CNS Office: cns_office@cns-snc.ca

** Use subject in email: “CWFEST-2023 – Request for Cancellation of Registration and Partial Refund”

Virtual Lunch and Learns
2023-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
The Ontario Government recently announced its support for Bruce Power to commence the long-term planning and consultation work required to support nuclear expansion on the Bruce site. But what plans do Bruce Power have in mind, what are the timescales and what will it mean for nuclear in Canada? Join us for a virtual lunch and learn with Chris Mudrick, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of Bruce Power to get answers to these questions and more. This lunch and learn session is free and is open to anyone!

Register Today

CNS DIET 2023
2023-11-06 00:00 - 2023-11-08 23:59 UTC
Submissions and registration is now open. Click here to view the official website.

DIET23 focuses on how companies, academics, and governments are using and planning to use innovative technologies and methodologies in nuclear energy, medicine, regulation and more. Disruptive, Innovative, and Emerging Technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Big Data, and Digital Twins, are already being used to obtain new insight, perform analysis more efficiently and more accurately, be more sustainable and improve safety. Other technologies such as Adaptive Manufacturing, Digital Twins and Virtual Reality are being actively explored and implemented by those involved in nuclear activities and research.

This international conference is seeking presentations from individuals, organizations and academia pertinent to these and other innovation technologies either deployed or being considered for deployment in the full spectrum of nuclear related activities and research. Authors require to only prepare a presentation.

Virtual Lunch and Learns
2023-11-15 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Recently OPG changed the name “Nuclear Waste Management” to “Nuclear Sustainability Services” – this was not just a rebrand but an entire culture shift within the organization. Join Matthew Mairinger in conversation with Neil Alexander for a Lunch & Learn to find out what changed within the organization and what OPG is doing to redefine how we think and deal with all of the things produced in a nuclear power station.

Register Today

Register Now! Intelligence Update with Mayor Adrian Foster
2023-11-30 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Virtually on Webex – registration link is: https://canadiannuclearsociety.webex.com/webappng/sites/canadiannuclearsociety/meeting/register/c8d4d1bcbd4d4b949868c3be118377bb?ticket=4832534b000000062a9bc91d2244ccc3fa40064dd0ba918f7fa7154160adee9cdc1a626f00d48671&timestamp=1699900074702&RGID=rc322566300c555d9064229e61bf16782
