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September 2020 | Issue 10 |
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Webinar: “Shaping the Dialogue on Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Deployment" |
Following up on from their first two successful panels in the series “Nuclear Power in a Global Energy System” the Thought Collective have brought together a respected international panel to discuss “Shaping the Dialogue for SMR Deployment” to be held at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
Introduced by NRCan’s Diane Cameron and moderated by former OCNI President, Neil Alexander, the panel includes Lenka Kollar (now an independent nuclear communicator and until recently Director of Strategy and External Relations at NuScale Power), Todd Allen (the Third Way), Callum Thomas (of the international nuclear recruiters Thomas Thor) and Milt Caplan of MZ Consulting. It will discuss the role of employees in communicating the nuclear story and how they might be trained to be effective, whether we should differentiate SMRs from conventional nuclear and if so how should we do it without prejudicing conventional nuclear power and what is best practice in modern nuclear communications.
Although targeted at grass roots nuclear communicators this timely session will also be relevant to:
- SMR developers
- The staff of the SMR developers who may be interested in ideas for how they communicate effectively about their new technology,
- Governments, NGOs and think tanks that are strategizing about SMR deployment
- Potential SMR customers who may be seeking to engage and have conversations with their communities.
- Anyone interested in seeing SMRs successfully deployed.
OCNI has negotiated a 25% discount for the first 15 registrants member companies.
OCNI member companies that would like to buy multiple tickets for their employees at a discount should contact Neil Alexander directly at alexander.neil51@gmail.com.
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OCNI members are invited to submit papers to the Energies Special Issue “Next-Generation Small Reactors—Designs, Deployment, Regulation and Impacts”. |
The ongoing debates and advocacy regarding the relevance of the worldwide fleet of existing and new plant deployment are, these days, at geopolitical levels and within the context of climate change and sustainability. The current human development index cannot be maintained nor improved without scaled use of nuclear power. Yet, regulatory constraints and challenges associated with social acceptance of nuclear power persist. Here, we seek papers as part of a worthy collection addressing numerous aspects of the “next-generation small reactor challenge”. The Special Issue assumes that timely and successful deployment is ultimately the goal. We are particularly interested in papers that are “data-driven” and consider both “hard and soft” topics in relation to small reactors. This issue will feature results that emphasize innovation, the potential for “disruption” and partial-to-fully data-driven aspects, including the following:
- Design and analyses in support of deployment, regulation, and tangible impact;
- Aspects of the application and utility of small reactors and interface with developments in mobility;
- Aspects of the applications and utility of small reactors and interface with other energy or industrial processes;
- Aspects of investment, regulatory approval, siting, and deployment/construction;
- Aspects of the role of nuclear energy in sustainability and impact on climate change.
Energies asks authors to address one or more of these interrelated aspects, which will be of value to their readers.
Click here to submit your papers to the Energies Special Issue “Next-Generation Small Reactors—Designs, Deployment, Regulation and Impacts”.
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"Bruce Power awards contract for refurbishment of on-site training and mock-up facility to Makwa-Tron joint venture", read more.
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"Isogen and Bruce Power celebrate key milestones in their collaboration on the production of medical isotopes", read more.
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"Kinectrics Completes Acquisition of ArcWear", read more.
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"Ontario government supports extending Pickering nuclear station’s lifespan", read more.
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"McMaster to spearhead collaborative project on building a resilient Canadian medical isotope supply chain", read more.
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"Moltex selects Jacobs for new type nuclear power reactor development", read more.
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"NuScale Power Makes History as the First Ever Small Modular Reactor to Receive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Design Approval", read more.
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"SNC-Lavalin awarded contract for first commercial use of PRECISE tool", read more.
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"X-Energy submits its SMR for Canadian Vendor Design Review", read more.
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OCNI Annual Charity Golf Tournament | August 26, 2020 |
Thank you to everyone who came out to play, network and support OCNI's Annual Charity Golf Tournament!
All the winners:
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Winning Foursome
- Randy Fehr, Bruce Power
- Richard Horrobin, Bruce Power
- Chris Trahan, Bruce Power
- Darren Kirkpatrick, Bruce Power
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Closest to the Pin - Men's Masters
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Closest to the Pin -Women's Master
- Corette Miller, New Initiatives HR
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Closest to the Pin - Men's Legends
- Iftikhar Haque, Terrestrial Energy
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Putting Contest Winner
- Paul O'Brien, Siemens (75 points)
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OCNI Presents: Collaborative Contracting with Bird Construction, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, PTAG, and Venerus Partners | August 25, 2020 |
On August 25, 2020, our Collaborative Contracting webinar covered:
1. Challenges with traditional contracts;
2. Opportunities presented by collaborative contracting; and
2. How collaborative contracts work with a specific focus on Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Industrial Integrated Project Delivery (I2PD).
Watch this webinar on VOD click here.
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She Leads: Female Leaders in Energy | August 18/19, 2020
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August 18+19 OCNI and OPG presented SheLeads: a RTW microconference exploring opportunities for women in the nuclear. Over the two half days sessions were presented on key areas of work as well as HR insights from leading professionals on how to put your best foot forward. Attended live by many, all sessions from Day 1 and Day 2 are now ready for anyone to watch.
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OCNI - OPG Virtual Suppliers Day | August 18/19, 2020 |
The OCNI - OPG Virtual Suppliers Day on August 18/19, 2020 was two days of tradeshow activity and technical seminars focused on member products and services. Thank you to our sponsors, exhibitors, attendees, speakers and special guests for participating in the OCNI - OPG Virtual Suppliers Day. We thank you for your continued support.
The video recordings of the technical sessions will be made available to our members via our secure portal.
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CNS and OCNI present: Integrated Safety Assessment Methodology (ISAM) | August 20, 2020 |
On August 20, we learned about the methodology behind five main tools in ISAM, namely, (1) Qualitative Safety Features Review (QSR), (2) Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT), (3) Objective Provision Tree (OPT), (4) Deterministic and Phenomenological Analyses (DPA), and (5) Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA). |
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OCNI Town Hall: D+I series: Gender Representation ≠ Gender Equality | August 14, 2020 |
On August 14, Nav Dhaliwal, Director of Operations and Member Support, OCNI discussed with a panel of speakers best practices and actions to ensure an gender equal future. Watch this webinar on VOD click here.
Join us for our next session of our Diversity + Inclusion series “Indigenous Recruitment and Retention"on Friday, September 18, 2020
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OCNI Town Hall: Special Guest Hon. Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development |
August 7, 2020
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OCNI President Ron Oberth sat down with Hon. Monte McNaughton (Lambton-Kent-Middlesex), Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development and talked about returning to work, opening the economy and the future plans for the skills trade in Ontario. |
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