Nuclear
GLOBAL:
Nuclear Power Reactor Information System (data: https://pris.iaea.org/pris/, 2019 IAEA Nuclear Stats)
10% of global electricity is generated by Nuclear
2nd largest source of global low carbon power generation
444 Nuclear Power Reactors Operating
93- in United States, 56- France, 51- China, and 50 under construction
Various Reactor Types exist around the world: PWR, BWR, PHWR, AGR, LWGR, and FBR (charted below)
CANADA:
Canadian Nuclear Facts by CNA
19 Reactors in Operation, all designs are CANDU Technology (a PHWR) which also has a global presence (mapped below)
Uranium Processing and Nuclear Industry are a strong part of Canada's Natural Resources
Saskatchewan has the world's highest-grade uranium deposits
Regulated by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and Acts
Among the Safest in the World- with a focus on Safety Systems
CANDU Locations- A Canadian Design and Technology
ONTARIO:
Phased out coal-fired electricity generation
53.5% Ontario Electricity Generation is by Nuclear Power
Cost Effective Base-load with no GHG emissions
Medical support, Cobalt 60 to sterilize equipment
FUTURE:
Generation IV Reactors- Fast Neutron (& Breeder), Thorium fuel
Fuel Processing:
Mining- Milling - Refining - Conversion - Enrichment - Fuel Manufacturing - Electricity Generation - Storage - Reprocessing - Disposal