Canada’s Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and the Department of Energy of the United States (DOE) signed an Implementing Arrangement on January 13, 2015, for collaboration in nuclear science and technology.
The Implementing Arrangement will strengthen relations with Canada’s largest energy trading partner and reinforce the relationship between the DOE and NRCan and AECL. It will allow Canadian researchers to collaborate with U.S. colleagues on a range of nuclear S&T topics, including non-proliferation and safety and security, which are core federal responsibilities.
The Arrangement will allow scientists in both countries to leverage complementary facilities and expertise in order to stimulate innovation and efficiencies.
Collaboration with the U.S. in nuclear science and technology will contribute to a common understanding and an integrated development approach incorporating non-proliferation, safeguards and security technologies into the most basic elements of nuclear systems and fuel, thereby strengthening non-proliferation frameworks and protocols.
The participants will engage in this cooperation through the U.S. International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-NERI) program, which provides an effective means for international collaboration directed toward achieving better coordinated and more effective energy research and development for the mutual benefit of the participating entities, based on equality and reciprocity. The Arrangement will expand the range of options for bilateral engagement, enhancing the opportunities for Canadian laboratories such as AECL’s Nuclear Laboratories and NRCan’s CanmetENERGY, to collaborate with their U.S. counterparts.
The Arrangement does not create any new legally binding obligations for work or resources.
Chris McCluskey
Director of Communications
Office of Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources
613-996-2007
Media Relations
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-992-4447
The general public may contact:
Mon.–Fri., 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. EST
Telephone: 613-995-0947
E-mail: questions@nrcan.gc.ca
Follow us on Twitter: @NRCan (http://twitter.com/nrcan)
NRCan’s news releases and backgrounders are available at www.nrcan.gc.ca/media
