New Collaborators in Energy Research International Atomic Energy Agency designates Ontario Tech as a Collaborating Centre University becomes first Canadian institution to receive international designation. Ontario Tech University’s strong reputation as a prominent centre of renewable and sustainable energy research and expertise is receiving a powerful new international endorsement. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirms Ontario Tech’s designation as an official Collaborating Centre in support of IAEA activities on integrated Energy Systems with advanced nuclear power reactors including small modular reactors as well as initiatives such as non‑electric applications of nuclear energy. The designation, formalized in a virtual signing ceremony in Vienna, Austria and Oshawa, Ontario by Ontario Tech President Dr. Steven Murphy, IAEA Deputy Director General Mikhail Chudakov and Canadian Ambassador Heidi Hulan makes Ontario Tech the first Canadian Collaborating Centre in the IAEA’s international network. This network opens up a world of partnership possibilities that will spur energy innovation. Through the Collaborating Centre at Ontario Tech, the IAEA
“These topics are very timely as we face the great challenge of producing enough energy to power global development, while ensuring we do no harm to our planet. Nuclear power, as a clean, reliable and sustainable source of energy can help us meet that challenge. And innovation, of course, is key to that success.” Mikhail Chudakov UN IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy
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