Toronto Region's Nuclear Energy cluster evolved around CANDU heavy water reactor technology

53% of Ontario's electricity is generated by nuclear power

The Toronto Region is....

The location of the first commercial CANDU station in Pickering, and currently home to 20 of CANDU reactors: Bruce, Darlington and Pickering
- Global headquarters for Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. (AECL), the company that manufactures and markets CANDU reactors worldwide
- 34 CANDU reactors in use around the world: 22 in Canada; 4 in South Korea; 2 each in China, India and Romania; and 1 each in Argentina and Pakistan
- Two nuclear research facilities located at Chalk River Nuclear Labs and Sheridan Park Research Community
Part of a sophisticated electricity infrastructure and a growing demand for clean, reliable electricity generation -- 53% of Ontario's electricity is generated by nuclear power:
- Government of Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) aims to increase investment in renewable energy projects and increase energy conservation
A growing hub with over 120 companies that are either members of the Organization of CANDU Industries or the Canadian Nuclear Association, including: Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., Babcock & Wilcox, Bruce Power,
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Canada, Hatch-Sargent & Lundy, Hitachi Canada, Nuclear Safety Solutions, Ontario Power Generation, Siemens Canada, SNC-Lavalin Nuclear, and Stern Laboratories
The centre of a $5-6B per year Canadian nuclear industry with a workforce of approximately 30,000
Producing an educated and highly-skilled workforce: over 2,900 university graduates (all levels) in related programs in 2008
Ranked among the top 8 regions in North America for scientific impact based on the number of citations per publication relating to nuclear science research

World-leading Nuclear Research and Education

Toronto Region universities are a hub of research excellence recognized by major Canadian granting agencies:
- 8 region universities are members of the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE), a Canadian-based alliance of universities, nuclear power plants, research and regulatory agencies for the support
  and development of nuclear education, research and development capability in Canadian universities
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) awarded $3.4 million to 92 nuclear energy research projects in the Toronto Region, 2000-2010
- Canada Foundations for Innovation (CFI) awarded $12 million to 6 nuclear infrastructure research projects in the Toronto Region, 2000-2010
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) awarded $1.6 million to 10 nuclear medicine related research projects in the Toronto Region, 2000-2010
- 16 NSERC/UNENE Industrial Research Chairs (IRC) in physics and nuclear medicine
A centre of advanced research and development based in Toronto Region universities, including:
- McMaster University: McMaster Nuclear Reactor (MNR), McMaster Institute for Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster Institute for Energy Studies, McMaster Accelerator Laboratory, Radioisotopes Laboratories, High Level
  Facility, Pre-clinical Imaging Facility, Sustainable Energy Systems Laboratory
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology: School of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science
- University of Toronto: Centre for Nuclear Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

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