There is growing interest in nuclear energy as part of the solution in addressing climate change. There are an increasing number of new nuclear power energy projects announced or underway in Canada and internationally, both larger projects and many SMRs. One of the key challenges facing any of these projects will be access to sufficient, accessible sources of uranium fuel and associated fabrication and enrichment services, for use in any reactor. Many commentators predict a looming shortage of enriched uranium. Even today, well over a year since the advent of the war in Ukraine, almost half of the uranium enrichment capacity of the world remains in Russia. Most of the fabrication and enrichment capacity in the United States remains mothballed. Existing nuclear power plant operators are seeking supply from safe sources not subject to risk of sanction. All future nuclear power projects in various stages of development will need access to safe and secure supplies of fuel. This panel will discuss the dynamics at play including new uranium mining projects under development, plans for expansion and growth by existing operators and challenges in addressing the lack of fuel fabrication and enrichment capacity at present, all under a way in the hopes of taking advantage of the nascent nuclear renaissance and supply safe and secure uranium to many of these planned and future projects.
Speaker
Guest Speakers
- James Scongack, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Bruce Power
- Brenda MacDonald, Senior Vice President Growth, Commercial, Supply Chain, Ontario Power Generation
- Sean A. Quinn, K.C., Senior Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Cameco Corporation
- Katie Lachapelle, CPA, Director, Equity Research, Metals & Mining, Canaccord Genuity Corp.
- Paul Murphy, Managing Director, Nuclear, Co-Head of Public Finance & Government Relations, Cross River Infrastructure Partners
- Alex Michshenko, Founder and CEO, Trident Maor Advisors
Agenda
- 7:30 - 8:00 ET Registration and Breakfast (for in person attendees)
- 8:00 - 9:00 ET Seminar and Q&A
Cost
This seminar is complimentary
Type
This is a hybrid event. You may attend in-person in Fasken's Toronto office or by webinar
This program contains a total of 14 sessions for a total of 16.5 hours of accredited content for the purposes of the Law Society of British Columbia’s annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. The programmes, Indigenous Community Engagement in a Changing World and The Future of Workplace Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, contain 3.0 hours of accredited professional responsibility and ethics content for the purposes of the Law Society of British Columbia’s annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. The session has been loaded as part of a series, titled "Fasken’s 2024 Mining Webinars – March 2024" and will be available for claiming through the LSBC CPD website as of March 6, 2024.
A confirmation of participation will be sent to you for your continuing education hours with the Barreau du Québec.
For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please contact your local Law Society.
Event contact
Joyce Ng Marketing Events Specialist +1 416 943 8894jng@fasken.com
