Contribution: Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program
NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
$3,750,000.00
Using Adaptive Phased Management to Enable SMRs in Canada
FY 2024-25 · 2024-06-27
Summary
To enhance the compatibility of the NWMO's Adaptive Phased Management (APM) program with small modular reactor (SMR) fuel waste.
Department
Program
Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program
Location
TORONTO | TORONTO, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.
Additional Information (French)
Subvention ou contribution octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier.
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
ENBL-SMR-074
Agreement Start Date
2024-06-27
Agreement Title
Using Adaptive Phased Management to Enable SMRs in Canada
Agreement Title (French)
Application de la gestion adaptative progressive pour permettre le déploiement de PRM au Canada
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$3,750,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
To enhance the compatibility of the NWMO's Adaptive Phased Management (APM) program with small modular reactor (SMR) fuel waste.
Description (French)
Améliorer la compatibilité du programme de gestion adaptative progressive (GAP) de la SGDN avec les déchets de combustible des petits réacteurs modulaires (PRM).
Expected Results
Assessments of SMR fuel properties and compatibility with the APM program, and an optimized engineered barrier system for a used fuel container that can accommodate SMR fuel waste.
Expected Results (French)
Évaluations des propriétés des combustibles des PRM et de leur compatibilité avec le programme GAP, et système de barrière technique optimisé pour un conteneur de combustible nucléaire usé pouvant accueillir des déchets de combustibles des PRM.
Foreign Currency Type
CAD
Foreign Currency Value
$0.00
Organization Code
nrcan-rncan
Organization
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Program Name
Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program
Program Name (French)
Programme facilitant les petits réacteurs modulaires
Program Purpose
The objective is to support the establishment of conditions and enabling frameworks necessary for SMRs to displace fossil fuels and contribute to climate change mitigation, by supporting research on waste management and minimization for SMRs and SMR supply chains (including fuel supply).
Program Purpose (French)
L'objectif est de faciliter les conditions et la mise en place des cadres propices nécessaires au remplacement des combustibles fossiles par les PRM et à l'atténuation des changements climatiques, en appuyant la recherche pour la gestion des déchets des PRM, et en soutenant les chaînes d'approvisionnement, ainsi que l'approvisionnement en carburant.
Recipient City
TORONTO | TORONTO
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
Recipient Postal Code
M4T 2S3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
O
Reference Number
115-2024-2025-Q1-15551
