COG News RoundupA quarter in reviewOctober – December 2019

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What’s Inside

Recent COG PublicationsCOGnizant 35th Anniversary Edition

Recent COG NewsCOG Highlights of 2019COG-IAEA TCM KoreaNuclear and climate changeCAN-DO Public Speaking at COGRoadmap for wasteCOG at the Women in Nuclear conferenceFuel bundle innovationLeadership in good supplySuppliers leading the wayNew suppliers support COG collaborationImproving COG servicesCOG office renovationCNNO site visit completedC6 Fleet convenes in KoreaOPG, Bruce Power recognize COGCollaboration for good: COG charity

Recent Industry NewsDarlington refurbishmentBruce-Cameco MCR milestoneSNN-SNC-Lavalin contractCNNO-SNC-Lavalin agreementDevelopment of SMRsCNL advancing SMR deploymentDarlington to produce isotopesRare medical isotope shows promiseSNN-Nordion isotope agreementSuppliers partner with NIIKorean supplier expands to CanadaCanada’s long-term waste planIAEA Director General appointmentNuclear industry’s economic impact

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Recent COG Publications

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COG’s 35th anniversary

Celebrating 35 years

of collaboration

In 2019, COG celebrated its 35th

anniversary. We heard from members,

employees, partners and friends about

what COG means to them. Memories

and reflections of the past 35 years

culminated in three anniversary

celebratory products.

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Recent COG News

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COG Highlights of 2019

A year of achievements

As we move forward into 2020, have a look back at a few COG highlights from 2019. COG employees, together with members and participants, scientists and researchers in Canada and around the world furthered industry innovation and continuous improvement in nuclear energy.

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COG-IAEA TCM Korea

Strengthening safety culture

The 15th COG-IAEA Technical Committee Meeting highlighted safety success stories from across the nuclear industry and showed how continuous improvement has helped COG member plants enhance performance.

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Nuclear and climate change

Canada demonstrates readiness at IAEA conference

Canadian delegates joined international peers in October to discuss the use of nuclear power to address climate change as increasingly decision-makers worldwide recognize the need for aggressive targets and a need for an “all hands on deck” approach

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CAN-DO Public Speaking at COG

Finding their voice

Since May, COG employees have gained valuable presentation skills, through in-house CAN-DO Public Speaking sessions that provide personal development while helping the organization in its commitment to continuous improvement.

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Roadmap for waste

Canada’s nuclear waste management and decommissioning plansin focus

COG and its members demonstrated how collaborative R&D will set the course for CANDU’s future at a Canadian Nuclear Safety conference held this past September.

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COG at Women in Nuclear

With a diverse workforce, everyone’s a WiNner

Leaders from across the nuclear industry converged on Port Elgin for the Women in Nuclear Canada Annual Conference. Participants shared expertise, built skills and gained industry knowledge.

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Fuel bundle innovation

KHNP celebrates 37M CANDU-6 fuel bundle milestone

COG’s 37-element research contributes to increased safety margin at Korean utility’s WolsongNuclear Plant.

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Supplier Participant Program

Leadership in good supply

Since 2015, SNC-Lavalin’s Pamela

Tume has contributed to the growth

of COG’s Supplier Participant

Program. Tume believes the program

plays a vital role within the nuclear

industry and says for suppliers and

utilities, “There’s no place like it.”

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Supplier Participant Program

Suppliers leading the way

Nuclear Engineering International magazine featured COG’s Supplier Participant Program. Through COG, nuclear suppliers are sharing OPEX, strengthening human performance and building industry resilience.

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Supplier Participant Program

New suppliers supportCOG collaboration

In November, Tyne Engineering and Framatome joined COG’s Supplier Participant Program.

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Improving COG services

COG’s MIS project strengthens business efficiency

COG is modernizing its business practices with a new Management Information System (MIS) that is strengthening COG member value. Three new integrated systems are being used to streamline and automate COG business and project management processes.

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COG office renovation

New year,new work environment

In December, COG completed the first phase of renovations to its office focusing on refreshing, modernizing and enhancing the work environment, including upgrades to the digital space. COG members and staff alike will enjoy a more effective and efficient space customized for collaboration.

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CNNO site visit brings opportunity

COG staff visit Qinshan Plant

In November, COG staff completed a site visit at CNNO’s QinshanNuclear Plant located in Zhejiang Province in China. They talked with the CNNO team, discussing opportunities for training, COG products and services, and were part of a tour of the facilities where two CANDU-6 reactors are currently operating.

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C6 Fleet convenes in Korea

C6 Fleet Forum tackles common issues

The C6 Fleet Steering Committee met for a face-to-face meeting in Gyeongju, following TCM Korea, to review the status of on-going projects and to discuss priorities for 2020. The Forum provides an opportunity to exchange information on design, safety analyses, equipment lifecycles and other common areas of interest.

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OPG, Bruce Power recognize COG

COG research celebrated in letter to Ontario Energy Minister

Work done by COG in support of OPG and Bruce Power has been highlighted in a letter to Ontario’s Energy Minister jointly signed by the CEOs of both utilities.

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Collaboration for good

COG staff raises more than $8,000 in 2019

COG’s Charity Committee and staff supported causes like Habitat for Humanity and the Canadian Red Cross in 2019, contributing both their time and their dollars –showing the power of collaboration to help those in need.

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Recent Industry News

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Darlington refurbishment

Performance update

The first of 6,240 fuel bundles have been loaded into Darlington Nuclear’s Unit 2 as the refurbishment progresses. Read about this milestone and how Ontario Power Generation is preparing to power Ontario with 30+ years of clean energy in their latest quarterly update.

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Bruce-Cameco MCR milestone

Bruce Power and Cameco complete first full reactor set of calandria tubes

In November, Bruce Power and Cameco celebrated the completion of the first full reactor set of 480 calandria tubes for Bruce Power’s Major Component Replacement (MCR) project that is scheduled to begin on Unit 6 in 2020.

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SNN-SNC-Lavalin contract

SNN Romania selects SNC-Lavalin-led consortium for Cernavoda project

In October, Romania’s SocietateaNationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN) awarded a $13.9 million engineering services contract to a consortium led by SNC-Lavalin as it scopes the work ahead of a planned refurbishment and life extension project for its Cernavoda plant’s unit 1 reactor.

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CNNO-SNC-Lavalin agreement

CNNO and SNC-Lavalin partner on new AHWR project

In December, COG member CNNO (China National Nuclear Power Management) awarded a contract to COG supplier participant SNC-Lavalin awarded for pre-project work for the proposed two-unit Advanced Heavy Water Reactor new build project in China.

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Development of SMRs

Premiers sign MOU to

collaborate on small

modular reactors

In December, Ontario,

Saskatchewan and New Brunswick

agreed to work together to explore

the development and deployment of

small modular reactors (SMRs).

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CNL advancing SMR deployment

CNL to fund SMR vendor collaborations

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced in November that it had selected the first recipients of the Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative (CNRI). This initiative seeks to accelerate the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in Canada by enabling research and development and connecting global vendors of SMR technology with facilities and expertise.

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Darlington to produce isotopes

OPG-Nordion announce

Cobalt-60 agreement

In November, Ontario Power

Generation (OPG) signed a new

agreement with Ottawa-based

Nordion to produce Cobalt-60 at its

Darlington Nuclear Plant. For close

to 50 years, OPG’s Pickering plant

has been a source of the valuable

medical isotope.

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Rare medical isotope shows promise

CNL & TRIUMF complete

first production run of

Actinium-225

This achievement by the two

Canadian research organization

shows great promise as the basis

for new, cutting-edge cancer

therapies. It also demonstrates

their capability to produce what is

sometimes called “the rarest drug

on earth.”

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SNN-Nordion isotope agreement

SNN Romania and Nordionto pursue Cobalt-60 production at Cernavoda

In October, Romania’s SocietateaNationala Nuclearelectrica (SNN) agreed to an MOU with Canadian-based Nordion to evaluate establishing a new supply of medical isotope Cobalt-60 produced at the utility’s CernavodaNuclear Power Plant.

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Suppliers partner with NII

E.S. Fox Limited and BWXT Canada join NII

In November, COG supplier participants E.S. Fox and BWXT Canada joined the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) to serve as applied research partners and founding members. The partnership will provide tools, mentorship and support to NII students in gaining valuable industry skills.

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Korean supplier expands to Canada

KEPCO E&C opens Canadian office

In October, COG supplier participant KEPCO E&C joined almost 60 nuclear companies that have established a local presence in Bruce, Grey and Huron countries after opening its new offices in Port Elgin, Ontario.

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Canada’s long-term waste plan

NWMO advances Canada’s plan for long-term waste

In November, COG participant Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) advanced its site selection process for a deep geological repository for Canada’s used nuclear fuel. The organization will narrow its focus from five to two potential siting areas, an important advancement in Canada’s plan.

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IAEA Director General appointment

Grossi takes office as IAEA Director General

In December, Argentinian diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi took office as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after winning unanimous support from the organization’s member states.

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Nuclear industry’s economic impact

New study shows nuclear industry adds $17 billion annually to Canadian economy

"Benefits of Nuclear Energy for Canadians,” a study released in November, shows Canada's nuclear industry accounts for 76,000 jobs across the country, an increase from 60,000 jobs in 2012. It was released jointly by the Canadian Nuclear Association and the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries.

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