Clean Energy – News and Announcements

28 November, 2025
Federal Government Continues Investment in Fusion Sector to Establish Centre for Fusion Energy

The Centre for Fusion Energy is a partnership between the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, Atomic Energy of......

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27 November, 2025
CNL shares continued progress on sustainability journey

Latest Sustainability Report details concrete actions underway to reduce emissions, protect nature and biodiversity, support employees, and forge new community......

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12 November, 2025
CNL announces 2025 Awards of Excellence winners

Employee recognition program celebrates achievements in medical isotope production, nuclear science and technology, waste management and workplace safety at annual......

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08 November, 2025
CNL team’s first-of-a kind efforts in modelling achieve significant step towards SMR safety and licensing

Thermalhydraulics analysts at CNL are once again demonstrating the value of Canada’s national nuclear laboratory with their first-of-a-kind efforts in......

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27 October, 2025
Researchers look to Canada’s first full-scale nuclear power plant for insights on the long-term performance of a ‘non-refurbishable’ CANDU™ component

The Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station was Canada’s first full-scale nuclear power plant, home to the 200-megawatt CANDU™ prototype reactor......

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23 October, 2025
A sneak peek inside CNL’s Tritium Facility: Raising Unity-2 at Chalk River Laboratories

Unity-2 System Rendering. Construction of the world’s first fully integrated, commercially relevant fusion fuel cycle – UNITY-2 is underway at......

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23 September, 2025
Paving the way to a safe, hydrogen-fuelled future — Chalk River Laboratories investigating hydrogen explosions to better protect people, infrastructure

Knowing how to predict the impacts of an uncontained, outdoor hydrogen explosion is key to protecting the workers, public, and......

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01 August, 2025
CNL and partners identified three Canadian locations to advance the design of renewable diesel production facilities

Leveraging the feasibility results from the NRCan-funded project, the project team is now aiming to complete the front-end engineering design......

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22 April, 2025
Advancing Sustainability in Nuclear Applications: How Forestry Waste Could be Used in Small Modular Reactors

Could forestry waste contribute to the production of clean nuclear energy? It’s the question researchers at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL),......

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03 February, 2025
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories expands clean energy siting invitation to include fusion, hydrogen and battery storage

CNL’s Clean Energy Siting Program introduces collaborative approach to siting emerging energy technologies and solutions at Canada’s national nuclear laboratories ......

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Clean Energy – News and Announcements

Federal Government Continues Investment in Fusion Sector to Establish Centre for Fusion Energy

CNL shares continued progress on sustainability journey

CNL announces 2025 Awards of Excellence winners

CNL team’s first-of-a kind efforts in modelling achieve significant step towards SMR safety and licensing

Researchers look to Canada’s first full-scale nuclear power plant for insights on the long-term performance of a ‘non-refurbishable’ CANDU™ component

A sneak peek inside CNL’s Tritium Facility: Raising Unity-2 at Chalk River Laboratories

Paving the way to a safe, hydrogen-fuelled future — Chalk River Laboratories investigating hydrogen explosions to better protect people, infrastructure

CNL and partners identified three Canadian locations to advance the design of renewable diesel production facilities

Advancing Sustainability in Nuclear Applications: How Forestry Waste Could be Used in Small Modular Reactors

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories expands clean energy siting invitation to include fusion, hydrogen and battery storage