2010 News Releases

AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 July 28 — AECL reports that progress continues on the NRU return-to-service activities. The return-to-service team has successfully loaded more than half the reactor fuel completing its first stage of fuel loading and has conducted the first of four assessments used to verify fuelling calculations.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 July 21 — AECL reports that progress continues on the NRU return-to-service activities. The return-to-service team has completed commissioning of startup instrumentation - specialized equipment required for the restart of the reactor after the extended outage.
Point Lepreau Generating Station Refurbishment Project Update
2010 July 21 — The Point Lepreau Generating Station Refurbishment Project is approximately 75% complete.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 July 14 — AECL reports that progress continues on the NRU return-to-service activities.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 July 07 — On Monday July 5, 2010, AECL appeared before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in a public hearing to consider AECL’s application for the restart of NRU.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 June 30 — AECL reports that the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has completed its inspections and assessments of the NRU weld repairs and the vessel’s fitness-for-service.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 June 25 — AECL reports that it made a request to the CNSC to reschedule the previously announced public hearing date to consider AECL’s application for the restart of NRU.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 June 23 — AECL reports that restart activities for the NRU Return-to-Service project are ongoing and that the NRU vessel has been refilled to its operating level.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 June 16 — AECL reports that one hundred per cent (100%) of the NRU weld repairs are now complete. During the past week, the repair team completed the finishing weld and a series of non-destructive examinations (NDE) of the final repair site.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 June 09 — AECL reports that the NRU weld repairs remain at ninety-eight per cent complete as work continues to address a single imperfection that was identified during non-destructive examination (NDE) of the final weld repair.
Point Lepreau Generating Station Refurbishment Project Update
Fredericton , N.B., 2010 June 03 — Overall work on the Point Lepreau Generating Station’s Refurbishment project is approximately 75% complete.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 June 02 — AECL reports that ninety-eight per cent of the NRU weld repairs are now complete.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 May 26 — AECL reports that the final and most challenging weld repair was applied to the NRU vessel over the weekend. Ninety-three per cent of the NRU weld repair activities are now complete.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 May 19 — AECL reports that work on the final repair site has commenced and to date 77 per cent of the NRU weld repairs and associated Non-Destructive Examinations (NDE) have been completed.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 May 12 — AECL reports that 71 per cent of the weld repairs and associated Non-Destructive Examinations (NDE) have been completed.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 May 05 — AECL reports that 71 per cent of the weld repairs and associated Non-Destructive Examinations (NDE) have been completed.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 April 28 — AECL reports that 71 per cent of the weld repairs and associated Non-Destructive Examinations (NDE) have been completed.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 April 21 — The repair phase of the project began on December 12, 2009. AECL reports that non-destructive examination (NDE) of the most recent repair is nearing completion bringing the total per cent of repair and associated NDE completed to date to 69 per cent, up from the 65 per cent reported last week.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 April 14 — The repair phase of the project began on December 12, 2009. To date 65 per cent of the repair work and associated non-destructive examinations have been completed.
AECL's Enhanced CANDU 6 Reactor (EC6) Achieves Important Milestone of Canadian Regulator's Pre-Project Design Review
Mississauga, 2010 April 08 — The CNSC has completed Phase 1 of a Pre-Project Design Review of AECL's Enhanced CANDU 6 reactor™ (EC6™). The conclusion is that, at an overall level, the design intent is compliant with the CNSC regulatory requirements and meets the expectations for new nuclear power plants in Canada.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 April 07 — The repair phase of the project began on December 12, 2009. To date 65 per cent of the repair work and associated non-destructive examinations have been completed.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 March 31 — The repair phase of the project began on December 12, 2009. AECL has successfully completed eight of ten weld site repairs. Work on the ninth repair site is in progress and is nearing completion.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 March 25 — The repair phase of the project began on December 12, 2009. AECL has successfully completed eight of ten weld site repairs representing more than half (56%) of the repair work necessary in order to return the NRU to service.
CANDU Reactor in China first to directly use recovered uranium fuel
Major milestone demonstrates CANDU’s fuel cycle flexibility
Beijing, 2010 March 23 — AECL announced today that the first-ever fuel bundle to directly use recovered uranium from light water reactors was successfully placed in the Qinshan CANDU Unit 1 Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) on Monday, March 22.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 March 17 — AECL reports that NRU reactor vessel repair activities continue. The overall repair process began on December 12, 2009. To date, 51 per cent of the repair activities and associated post-repair examinations have been completed.
Time to capitalize on CANDU’s potential
2010 March 17 — AECL’s Senior Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Anthony De Vuono recently submitted an editorial to the Financial Post outlining some of his reasons for moving to Canada from the U.S. to join AECL. An edited version appeared in the Post on March 17.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 March 10 — AECL reports that NRU reactor vessel repair activities continue. The overall repair process began on December 12, 2009.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 March 03 — AECL reports that NRU reactor vessel repair activities continue. The overall repair process began on December 12, 2009.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 February 24 — AECL reports that NRU reactor vessel repair activities continue. The overall repair process began on December 12, 2009.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 February 17 — AECL reports that NRU reactor vessel repair activities continue. The repair team completed the non-destructive examination of the second horizontal weld repair and is preparing the vessel for the next series of repairs.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 February 10 — AECL reports that NRU reactor vessel repair activities continue. The repair team completed its second horizontal weld repair and is preparing the vessel for the next series of repairs.
SC EnergoNuclear S.A. and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited sign contract
Major milestone towards realization of the Cernavoda NPP Units 3 and 4 investment project
Bucharest, 2010 February 08 — SC EnergoNuclear S.A. (EnergoNuclear) and AECL today announced the signing of a major contract to assess the technical and commercial viability, and planning of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Units 3 and 4 investment project in Romania, currently in the pre-project phase.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 February 03 — AECL reports that NRU reactor vessel repair activities continue. The repair team completed its first horizontal weld repair and are preparing the vessel for the next series of horizontal weld repairs.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 January 27 — AECL reports that the NRU reactor vessel repair activities are currently focused on preparation work in advance of the next series of weld repairs. The overall repair process commenced on December 12.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 January 20 — AECL reports that the NRU reactor vessel repair activities are currently focused on preparation work in advance of the next series of weld repairs. To date, 29 per cent of the repair activities are complete.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 January 13 — AECL reports that the NRU reactor vessel repair activities are currently focused on preparation work in advance of the next series of weld repairs that will use horizontal welding machines.
AECL provides update on NRU activities
Chalk River, 2010 January 06 — AECL reports that NRU reactor vessel repair activities continue to progress at the Chalk River Laboratories.

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