CNS Yearbook 2011

Canadian Nuclear Society Annual Industry Review and Buyer’s Guide Nuclear Canada Yearbook www.cns-snc.ca CNS President’s Report earthquake and the subsequent tsunami is in terms of fuel flexibility. The CNS will enormous, and the thoughts of all members be hosting a conference in October to of the CNS are with them, as always when a highlight this fact once again. disaster strikes a country. Fortunately, there is also good news Ironically, the humanitarian situation in to report. Our CANDU reactors have Japan is being overshadowed by the impact provided the people of Canada with of the tsunami on the Fukushima nuclear another year of safe and reliable electricity power plant. The CNS has been called with minimal impact on the environment; upon many times to comment on the and in a demonstration of extraordinary developments at the plant, and members technological know-how, a team of AECL have stepped up to the plate, providing and other industry experts repaired the leak expert opinions on radio and television and in the NRU Calandria Vessel. This enabled in the written media, to help understand a return-to-service of NRU in August of the events as they unfold, according to their 2010, and restored the medical radionuclide expertise. On behalf of the CNS and of the supply to the world. Adriaan Buijs industry as a whole, I would like to thank them for their efforts. As the presidency of the CNS spans only one year, the end of my term coincides The 2011 edition is the first Nuclear At home, the uncertainty surrounding with the publication of this yearbook. It has Canada Yearbook published by the AECL is impacting the Canadian nuclear been a pleasure and an honour to serve this Canadian Nuclear Society, which has taken industry and its people, and is threatening society of volunteers, and I look forward the torch from the Canadian Nuclear the development and the marketing of the to continue being an active member of the Association in publishing this industry-wide indigenous CANDU reactor design. It Canadian Nuclear Society. In closing, I reference book. The CNS is proud to serve cannot be stressed enough that CANDU is would like to thank the members of CNS the Canadian nuclear community in this not merely another reactor type, but that Council and the staff of the CNS for their manner and hopes to carry on the tradition it represents a world-class design in terms hard work in 2010 to make all of our of the Yearbook. of safety and fuel efficiency and is unique activities and events a success. The undertaking of the Nuclear Canada Yearbook fits well with the stated goal of the Canadian Nuclear Society, namely to Remembering the past: The Chicago Team promote the exchange of information on all aspects of nuclear science and technology and its applications. As the CNS holds its annual conference later in the year than the CNA, the publication date of the Yearbook has shifted accordingly. With the Yearbook, the CNS takes the opportunity to present itself to a wider readership in Canada. A description of the structure of the CNS and an overview of its activities for the past year are provided, and you will find that the CNS is a vibrant organisation that has again had a successful year with a large variety of activities. A more complete account of all the CNS’ activities can be found in the CNS Bulletin, which is distributed free to its members four times per year. When reflecting on the past year as reviewed by Colin Hunt in this Yearbook, we realise that the industry is going through difficult times. Any nuclear news these Many of the CP-1 team stand in front of Eckhart Hall (the Metallurgical Laboratory building) at the University days is dominated by the natural disaster of Chicago pn December 2, 1946, the four-year anniversary of the world’s first self-sustaining, controlled that struck Japan just a few weeks before nuclear chain reaction. Front row, left to right: Enrico Fermi, Walter H. Zinn, Albert Wattenberg, and my writing this message. The suffering Herbert L. Anderson. Middle row: Harold Agnew, William Sturm, Harold Lichtenberger, Leona Woods Marshall, and Leo Szilard. Back row: Norman Hilberry, Samuel Allison, Thomas Brill, Robert G. Nobles, Warren Nyer, of the Japanese people as a result of the and Marvin Wilkening. (Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory) Canadian Nuclear Society Annual Industry Review and Buyer’s Guide 1 Table of Contents 2 Table of Contents CNS President’s Report 1 2010 Year in Review 5 CNS Conferences and Courses 15 CNS Committee Activities 17 The CNS Bulletin – over three decades of communication 19 Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) Report 21 Organization of CANDU Industries (OCI) Report 23 CANDU Owners Group (COG) Report 27 Canadian Nuclear Workers Council (CNWC) Report 29 Chalk River Laboratories: a sample of nuclear physics research programs in 2010 30 Sources 2011 Conference Schedule 33 Nuclear Power and Uranium Resources – World Reactor Performance 37 Nuclear Power and Uranium Resources – CANDU Nuclear Reactor Performance 38 Nuclear Power and Uranium Resources – World Uranium Production – 2009 38 Nuclear Power and Uranium Resources – World Reactor Capacity 39 CNS Council and Staff 40 International Nuclear Organizations 42 Guide to Nuclear-Related Organization 45 Canada’s Nuclear Facilities 48 Buyer’s Guide Buyer’s Guide: Nuclear Products, Materials and Services 55 Steam generator packaging and shipment at the Buyer’s Guide: Suppliers’ Addresses and Contacts 75 Cambridge plant of Babcock and Wilcox. Index to Advertisers 88 Publisher: Colin Hunt Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Canada Editor: Colin Hunt Forests for all, forever. Advertising Sales Manager: Marlene Thomas Circulation Manager: DT Perspekta Consulting FSC is an international certification and labeling Printer: General Printers system that guarantees that the forest products Graphic Design: Excentric Creative Partners you purchase come from responsibly managed forests and verified recycled sources. This year the 2011 Nuclear Canada Yearbook is printed using 100% FSC certified paper. Published by the Canadian Nuclear Society Visit www.fsccanada.org to learn more about 655 Bay Street, 17th Floor the Forest Stewardship Council. Toronto, ON M5G 2K4 Tel. (416) 977-7620 Fax (416) 977-8131 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cns-snc.ca Price: $18.50 This publication is printed in Canada Canadian Nuclear Society Annual Industry Review and Buyer’s Guide 3 4 2010 Year in Review By Colin Hunt, Publisher and Editor Nuclear Canada Yearbook Table A: CANDU 6 Nuclear Reactor Performance – December 2010 Reactor In Capacity Performance Lifetime Service (MW) In 2008 (%) Performance (%) Point Lepreau* 1983 680 0 74.0 Gentilly 2 1983 675 60.1 77.7 Wolsong 1* 1983 622 0 81.2 Wolsong 2 1997 730 93.7 93.6 Wolsong 3 1998 729 97.1 95.0 Wolsong 4 1999 730 94.3 95.9 Embalse 1984 648 74.6 85.0 Cernavoda 1 1996 706 95.1 89.2 Colin Hunt Cernavoda 2 2007 705 97.2 94.9 Qinshan 4 2002 700 89.5 91.5 Qinshan 5 2003 700 93.4 89.9 Overview Total 7625 72.2 88.0 2010 was an important year for Canada’s nuclear industry. The year was marked by COG CANDU/PHWR Performance Indicators, December 2010. strong operating performance by Canada’s *These reactors under reconstruction. nuclear reactors. Particularly notable was the operation of the Bruce and Darlington Domestic Activity Bruce B and Darlington all show a rising reactors, as noted in the performance tables As shown in the data tables in this production performance on a year over year found elsewhere in this Yearbook. Yearbook, Canada’s domestic reactors had average as shown in Table B. a good year of operations in 2010. Four Also performing very well was the domestic Bruce B reactors and two Darlington Refurbishment was a major part of the and overseas fleet of CANDU 6 reactors. As reactors had capacity factors well in excess industry’s activity in 2010. The refurbish- shown in Table A, the 11 reactors averaged of 90 per cent. In fact the rolling average of ment program of the Bruce A Units 1 and over 72 per cent capacity factor despite two the modern CANDU stations of Pickering B, 2 continued. Of particular note, Bruce of them being out of service for the entire year for retubing and refurbishment. There were also important developments in Canada’s uranium industry as well. Cameco continued with its recovery of the Cigar Lake uranium mine. Canada’s total uranium production rose during the year following several previous years of small declines. There were also some important activity in government policy and international activity. Notably these included the signing of a nuclear co-operation agreement with India, bringing to an end 37 years of technical isolation between the two principal nations in the world building and operating heavy water reactors. Finally, a summation of the past year would not be complete without acknowledging the nuclear accident at one of the worlds largest nuclear facilities, the Fukushimi Daiichi nuclear power station which occurred on Darlington: the proposed site for new nuclear reactors. March 11, 2011. Canadian Nuclear Society Annual Industry Review and Buyer’s Guide 5 6 2010 Year in Review The importance of reliable nuclear Table B: generation increased in Ontario last year, as OPG removed from service four coal fired 100% capacity factor units. Lambton 1 and 2 and Nanticoke 3 and 4 represented approximately 2,000 MW 80 Best fit of generating capacity that will no longer 70 80% capacity factor be available. 60 Work continued on the refurbishment 50 of New Brunswick Power’s Point Lepreau 40 station throughout 2010.

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