By Government of Canada
Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan delivered a powerful keynote address at the Canadian Nuclear Association annual conference in Ottawa on February 27, 2020. Minister O'Regan concluded his remarks by saying: "This is real. This is our mission. This is one of the rooms that can do it. And we are the country that can do it. Canada will lead. I believe that."
By Joint Press Release
On Dec. 1, 2019, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe released the following joint statement: "Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick agreed today to work together to explore new, cutting-edge technology in nuclear power generation to provide carbon-free, affordable, reliable, and safe energy, while helping us unlock economic potential across Canada, including rural and remote regions. The three premiers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), committing to collaborate on the development and deployment of innovative, versatile and scalable nuclear reactors, known as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), in Canada.
By Singularity Hub
"Nuclear power has a lot going for it. It’s carbon-free, can produce huge amounts of power from relatively small amounts of fuel, and once plants are built, they’re heap to run," according this new article in Singularity Hub.
By Third Way
Think tank Third Way has updated its Advanced Nuclear Map for 2019, which charts the progress of advanced nuclear innovation projects across the United States and Canada and includes Terrestrial Energy. "To mitigate the most serious threats posed by climate change, we must get to net-zero carbon emissions as fast, and fairly as possible," according to Third Way, It adds that one of the most promising ways to get there is with advanced nuclear technologies.
By National Clean Energy Week
Amid rising concerns about the effects of climate change, discussions are heating up about how we can meet our world’s growing energy demands for reliable and cost-competitive energy while protecting the environment, and, critically, do this is in time frames relevant to the problem.
By Canadian National Laboratories website
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, is pleased to provide an update regarding the organization’s invitation to site a small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration unit at one of their managed campuses.
By Bloomberg New Energy Finance
In his latest post on the Bloomberg New Energy Finance blog, Former BNEF CEO Michael Liebreich has decided that its time to talk ... about nuclear. "Serious people are finally talking about decarbonizing national economies by mid-century, but such talk must be accompanied by credible plans – and no plan can be considered credible if it does not deal explicitly with nuclear power," Liebreich writes. In the piece, Liebrich cites the progress of small modular reactor developers, including Terrestrial Energy. "In November 2017, Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor – designed to deliver 400MW of thermal output or 190MW of power – completed the first phase of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s regulatory pre-licensing review," he notes.
By CBC The National
Terrestrial Energy is featured in this CBC The National program at how Canada is positioning itself as a leader in nuclear power by exploring the use of small modular reactors. Already some environmentalists have decided to support nuclear energy for its carbon-free attributes. Terrestrial Energy is confident that once Canadians see its technology in action, they will be able to change more minds, the CBC notes. "Advanced nuclear can deliver on the nuclear promise, which is enormous amounts of clean energy at a cost-competitive price," says CEO Simon Irish. Learn more about How small modular reactors work.
By CBC News
Canada is positioning itself up to be a leader in a new age of nuclear power by exploring the use of small modular reactors (SMR). An Oakville, Ont., firm called Terrestrial Energy is designing a reactor that it says will produce less long-term waste than traditional nuclear plants. Terrestrial Energy CEO Simon Irish believes his company's first SMR power plant will give Canadians — and potential customers — confidence in the technology. "Advanced nuclear can deliver on the nuclear promise, which is enormous amounts of clean energy at a cost competitive price," Irish said. Learn more about How small modular reactors work.
By Business in Vancouver
Last week's Clean Energy Ministerial provided Canadian clean-tech companies a chance to show their stuff. Based in Oakville, Ontario, Terrestrial Energy was named one of the top 10 breakthrough technologies in MIT Technology Review, curated by Bill Gates. It is among a handful of companies developing small-scale molten salt nuclear reactors. Terrestrial’s process has cogeneration capabilities in that it can use the heat from its nuclear power plants to produce hydrogen cheaply, and combine it with carbon to produce low-carbon gasoline.
