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• The Economist Reports that AECL Will be Divided and Privatized

  For those who believe that conservatives are always in favor of nuclear energy while liberals are always opposed, here is a story from Canada. Steven Harper's Conservative Government, claiming that it is a "sinkhole" that has only been a drain on public finances has decided that Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), a crown corporation that has been in the business of atomic energy... Posted Jun 19 2009, 03:23 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: AECL, opinion, split

• AECL and NPIC announce cooperative research and development project

  Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) have issued a joint press release announcing the signing of an agreement to work together to further develop nuclear power technologies focused on low uranium consumption. The heavy water moderated CANDU reactors are able to use slightly enriched uranium and consume less uranium per megawatt hour of power output... Posted Jan 12 2008, 04:41 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: NPIC, Candu, AECL