Key Developments in Advanced Fuel Cycles and SNC-Lavalin's Vision for the Future
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›Key Developments in Advanced Fuel Cycles and SNC-Lavalin’s Vision for the Future
›Catherine Cottrell, Project Engineering Manager, NUE and AFCRCNS CANDU Fuel Conference, August 16, 2016
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World-class safety› We put people first
› Our goal: ‘zero injuries and incidents’ across our offices and worksites
Ethics & compliance
› Strong ethics & compliance culture
› Compliance training and annual certification for all employees
› Antitrust and competition policy
Major SNC-Lavalin Nuclear Projects
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Life Extension of CANDU Reactors
› Leading role in Climate Change
› Over $25 billion investment
› 30 year life extension of 10 CANDU units at Darlington and Bruce Power stations
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Collaboration on CANDU New Build Projects
Romania
Argentina
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The Advanced Fuel CANDU Reactor Project› Joint development of the AFCR with Chinese partners
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The CANMOX EC6 Reactor Project
› Development of
CANMOX EC6
reactor for utilization
of UK Plutonium
stockpiles
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Expanding our Business Breadth
› Decommissioning & Waste Management opportunities
› LWR services support
› SMR engineering and licensing support
› Part of CNEA consortium managing CNL
› Investment in SNC-Lavalin’s nuclear offices
Advanced Fuel Cycles
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History of CANDU Fuel Flexible Applications
› CANDU reactor well positioned to utilize advanced fuels
› Long history of fuel flexible applications
› Recycled Uranium› Thorium› Plutonium
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Natural Uranium Equivalent
› Mixture of recycled and depleted uranium
› Benefits:
› Increased uranium utilization › Re-introduction of waste
products into the energy stream› Spent fuel reduction› Economic advantages› Independence from NU market
› Synergistic relationship with existing LWR fleet
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The Advanced Fuel CANDU Reactor
› Generation III reactor
› Meets post-Fukushima safety requirements
› Optimized for efficient and economic utilization of:
› Recycled Uranium; and
› Thorium
› Designed to utilize China’s existing manufacturing and construction capabilities
› Synergistic relationship with China’s LWR fleet
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The CANMOX EC6 Reactor
› Generation III reactor
› Meets post-Fukushima safety requirements
› Designed to utilize UK’s existing Plutonium stockpiles
› Synergistic relationship with China’s LWR fleet
Vision for the Future
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Vision for the future
› Play a key role in the global fight against climate change
› CANDU technology to lead the path towards closing the fuel cycle
› CANDU technology a complimentary piece in the nuclear industry to maximize resources utilization
› Commercial international implementation of AFCR & CANMOX
› Strengthening of strategic partnerships to power the world
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