OpenStar believes that a revival in Canada’s nuclear industry has begun and that the successful resurgence of nuclear energy in Canada depends on a greater public awareness of the facts of nuclear science and engineering.
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Who we are:
Dr Joseph Fournier, Course Architect & Principle Instructor
Dr Joseph Fournier, Course Architect & Principle Instructor
Dr Joseph Fournier, Course Architect & Principle Instructor
Dr. Fournier's formal graduate training was in chemical physics, with a focus on solid state electrochemistry specific to hydrogen fuel cells and battery technologies and his undergraduate training was in physics and environmental chemistry.
Currently, Dr. Fournier lives 100 km east of Calgary near the village of Rockyford, where he and his family own and operate a ranch along Service Berry Creek.
Bradley Biollo, Course Sponsor & Secondary Instructor
Dr Joseph Fournier, Course Architect & Principle Instructor
Dr Joseph Fournier, Course Architect & Principle Instructor
Brad's been in the electrical industry for 30 years, with 20 years of that on the tools as an electrician. Brad's education as a NAIT Electronics Engineering Technologist has lead to work on various electrical control systems such as motor drives and Building Automation. His bias is towards understanding the curriculum as it works in the field. Brad hones his skill as an Information Broker, bridging teams from engineering to construction, design to execution.
The Candu (Canada Deterium Uranium) Reactor:
A Uniquely Canadian Solution for a looming Global Energy Crisis
Foreword by Dr. Andrew Nellestyn, Ph.D. P.Eng:
A global exponential increase in the demand for electricity has resulted in a resurgence of interest in nuclear energy. The voracious appetite of data farms, AI, digital technology products, EVs and general world electrification is explosive.
Current alternatives to conventional sources of energy will not suffice, Nuclear energy promises to bridge the supply/demand gap.
The advantages of nuclear energy include economics, safety, 24/7 reliability, grid stability, load consuming collocation, the considerable potential of a variety of fuel cycles and spent/used fuel management options such as spent fuel reuse.
Developments in Canada's CANDU reactor, originally designed by Atomic Energy Of Canada (AECL), are poised to play a significant role in upscale development of power outputs as such as the Montreal AtkinsRéalis CANDU Monark 1,000MWe dual demand netzero energy security/independent conceptual design.
Joint development of SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) which can be readily collocated near points of consumption, or even mobile, are also included in future design strategy.
Canada's nuclear industry can be traced to the Manhattan Project. Its successful nascence is attributable to Canada's WWII "Minister of Everything" C.D. Howe whose efforts transformed from a primarily agrarian to a technology based industrial economy.
Today, CANDU reactors are operated successfully throughout the world and form the baseline, 70%, in Ontario, Canada also has significant Uranium deposits which can be mined for a complete in-country solution.
