Thorium push: Clean Core, Canada’s CNL in pact to produce ANEEL fuel for Canadian heavy water reactors
Indian Express·2h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Chicago-based Clean Core Thorium Energy and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories announced an agreement to manufacture ANEEL fuel bundles for demonstration irradiation testing. ANEEL is an advanced thorium-based nuclear fuel combining thorium with enriched uranium for heavy water reactors. This development holds significance for India, where state-owned NTPC partnered with CCTE in December 2024 to explore ANEEL deployment in existing Indian nuclear stations.
Key Entities
Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE)Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL)ANEEL fuelNTPCChalk River LaboratoriesIndiaCanada