Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Supporting the Canadian Nuclear Industry with Guidelines, Strategies and Standards for SMR and MMR Deployment
Agreement Number:
ENBL-SMR-CNL
Agreement Value:
$3,537,809.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 25, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
To develop guidelines for implementing advanced manufacturing technologies in the Canadian nuclear industry, to develop guidelines for small modular reactor (SMR) fuel qualification, and to characterize SMR wastes to ultimately identify solutions for SMR waste management.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:
Develop guidelines for implementing advanced manufacturing technologies, identify and resolve gaps in the fuel qualification programs within the Canadian regulatory context, and identify opportunities to optimize the management of radioactive waste from SMRs.
Location:
CHALK RIVER, Ontario, CA K0J 1J0
Reference Number:
115-2024-2025-Q3-16075
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
Recipient reallocates or otherwise redistributes grant or contribution awards to third-party beneficiaries. Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.
Recipient's Legal Name:
CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES LTD.
Program:
Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program
Program Purpose:
The objective is to support the establishment of conditions and enabling frameworks necessary for SMRs to displace fossil fuels and contribute to climate change mitigation, by supporting research on waste management and minimization for SMRs and SMR supply chains (including fuel supply).