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AECL Signs Agreement with Argentina on Expanded CANDU Program

Embalse(November 27) The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, announced today that AECL has signed an agreement with Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A. that will advance co-operation in Canadian-developed CANDU nuclear power.    Read more

New Surveys Confirm It - Ontario is CANDU Country

Industry dynamics(November) A new survey of Ontario residents shows that 82 per cent of Ontarians prefer CANDU technology to foreign options for the province’s next nuclear power plant.

The survey, conducted by Canadian public opinion pollster Ipsos Reid in October 2006, also shows support for nuclear is at the highest it has been in the past several years. Find out more   Find out more

Environmental Stewardship in Action

Riverbed core sampling(November) AECL introduces Chalk River area council
AECL has launched an Environmental Stewardship Council to enhance communications with key area stakeholders and the communities surrounding its operations near Chalk River, Ontario.   Find out more

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As well as supplying electricity, Embalse, an AECL CANDU 6 power reactor, is also used to produce Cobalt-60, a radioisotope that is used in medical and industrial applications.

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