Nuclear Engineering International Magazine
Jacquie Hoornweg is a regular contributor to several publications about nuclear technologies and policy, including Nuclear Engineering International. She was editor and creative director for COGnizant Magazine (produced for CANDU Owners Group) from 2015-2021. She has developed several booklets to help make nuclear knowledge accessible to a range of audiences.
In 2021, Jacquie was awarded the nuclear industry’s Howard A. Smith Outstanding Contribution award for her work building relationships between the nuclear industry, policy makers, stakeholders and communities across Canada.
Read a selection of her past articles on the people, events and policies of the Canadian nuclear industry.
A new dawn for nuclear in Canada’s low-carbon future
April 26, 2022
The annual Canadian Nuclear Association conference was held from 12-14 April. “Together for Net Zero,” landed on the heels of a federal commitment to radical decarbonisation and a budget that recognised the need for nuclear integration deeper within Canada’s energy strategy. It’s opening the door to a national nuclear opportunity.
AECL: The company that launched a nuclear nation
January 11, 2022
As Canada’s federally owned nuclear science and technology organisation turns 70, contributor Jacquie Hoornweg looks at the links between Atomic Energy Canada Limited, Canada’s nuclear history, and the country’s vision for a net-zero future.
Canada gives one for the team
September 2, 2021
As Natural Resource Canada’s nuclear director, Diane Cameron helped chart the country’s nuclear roadmap and brought the technology into the climate change conversation. Ahead of her move to OECD-Nuclear Energy Agency, she sat down with NEI contributor Jacquie Hoornweg to reflect on her career and the path forward.
Canada’s nuclear path
July 7, 2021
The 40th annual Canadian Nuclear Society conference delivered two clear messages: Canada’s nuclear future is now and there is room for everyone.
U-Battery progress
February 23, 2021
U-Battery’s parallel development in the UK and Canada is hitting milestones toward first-of-a-kind operation in 2028.
Canada’s well down the road to SMR deployment
November 26, 2020
Industry conference draws cross-country support to meet clean energy and economic goals with small modular reactors.
Small and mighty — Canada’s play for a clean energy future
November 20, 2020
In 2018, a collective comprised of Canadian government and industry players unveiled Canada’s SMR Roadmap, a vision and related blueprint for development and deployment of small modular reactors. Two years later, the country is picking up speed toward commercial deployment as early as 2028.
Stephanie Smith: The natural collaborator
October 21, 2020
The new CANDU Owners Group president, Stephanie Smith, comes with a pedigree of senior nuclear plant operation backstopped by a chemical engineering degree. She says the real power is in the team.
Canada’s nuclear fusion sunshot
February 2020
A small company with big fusion aspirations is shaking up the industry’s status quo in a country with a checkered fusion past.
Suppliers leading the way
January 30, 2020
Through the CANDU Owners Group (COG) supplier participant programme (SPP), suppliers have collaborated to develop an internationally-recognised approach to achieve stronger safety and quality culture.
A CEMinal moment
November 19, 2019
Is the world ready to let nuclear help with the heavy lifting to mitigate climate change? On the cusp of the IAEA’s international climate change conference, 7-11 October, Jacquie Hoornweg reports on recent events in Canada that provide cautious optimism.
Something borrowed, something new
May 21, 2019
As Canada prepares for major decommissioning projects, the country is experiencing a brain gain – importing the best in expertise and practices – while building a world-class capacity and changing a few paradigms of its own.
The northern neighbours
December 18, 2018
US supply chain sees opportunities in small modular reactors (SMRs), decommissioning and across its north border as the Canadian nuclear industry heats up.
Building a CANDU future
June 20, 2018
In Ontario, Canada, more than 60% of the electricity used in 2017 was produced with nuclear power. With successful completion of two huge refurbishment projects, the province can expect four more decades of power from nuclear.
Achieving the CANDU promise
January 9, 2018
As CANDU operators create their own version of the US industry’s Nuclear Promise, they are finding innovations in technology, culture and collaboration are the go-to elements in the quest for greater efficiency and even some new value propositions beyond generation.
Expanding the table
May 21, 2016
Working together and sharing expertise is a must in the nuclear industry, particularly in light of the safety issues raised by its biggest disasters. As Jacquie Hoornweg discusses, CANDU Owners Group is reaching out to all parties in a drive to foster collaboration for the betterment of all.
Global village
December 9, 2015
A mid-life refurbishment is part of the Candu nuclear reactor life cycle. The work undertaken during refurbishment is intended to double the life of a power plant. Like any large infrastructure project, nuclear refurbishments are complex and they rely on strong partnerships amongst many stakeholders.
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