Topic: Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.

Nuclear waste

A proposal to bury nuclear waste in Eastern Ontario is taking an exploratory step ahead, while a plan to entomb radioactive rubbish near Lake Huron...

AECL sale means up to 900 layoffs

MPs Mike Lake, Peter Julian and David McGuinty discuss the government's deal to sell Atomic Energy of Canada's commercial reactor division to...

Canada sells nuclear energy firm to SNC-Lavalin

Canada has sold its atomic energy firm to the nation's largest engineering company SNC-Lavalin, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver announced Wednesday.SNC-Lavalin has been a longtime partner in Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's reactor sales and servicing, and ended up ...

Lawrence Solomon: Greening Harper

Fiscal prudence and smaller government could go hand in hand with environmentalism — really!. . Stephen Harper, the environmentalists' worst...

Ontario pension fund backs out of AECL buy

An Ontario pension fund walked away from the purchase of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) as Japan's woes dimmed the market prospects for new nuclear plants, a Canadian newspaper said Thursday.The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System had been negotiating ...
Once Ottawa opens its wallet, it's hard to keep it shut. Case in point: After pledging federal support for $4.2-billion in loans to finance the...
Once Ottawa's wallet opens, it never seems to shut. After pledging federal support for $4.2 billion in loans to finance the Lower Churchill River...
OTTAWA — A 3.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the Ottawa Valley around noon Tuesday had no impact on Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.'s Chalk River...

Canada orders nuclear inspection

Canada's nuclear watchdog on Friday ordered an inspection of all major nuclear facilities in the country, as Japan continued throwing water at a quake-hit nuclear plant to avert a catastrophe.The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) called for the safety review ...

Canadian medical reactor back in use

An ageing Canadian nuclear reactor that had produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed for repairs last year was restarted on Tuesday.Its restarting was authorized last month and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) said ...