About the CNA

CANADIAN NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION

THE VOICE OF CANADA'S NUCLEAR INDUSTRY

The Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) is a non-profit organization established in 1960 to represent the nuclear industry in Canada and promote the development and growth of nuclear technologies for peaceful purposes.

Nuclear energy in Canada generates about 15% of Canada's electricity and over half of Ontario's without polluting the air. It directly employs about 21,000 people and another 10,000 indirectly in industry, government and other organizations involved in the nuclear field including uranium milling, mining and processing, developers and operators of nuclear power plants and facilities, electrical utilities, nuclear medicine, aerospace and automotive research, manufacturing, engineering, consulting and educational institutions. Canada's nuclear industry also supports 40,000 jobs in companies that provide supplies or services to the nuclear industry.

The CNA was established to:

• create and foster a political environment and reasonable regulatory framework for advancing the nuclear industry in Canada;
• encourage co-operation between various industries, utilities, educational institutions, government departments and agencies, and other authoritative bodies which have a common interest in the development of economic uses for nuclear power and radioisotopes;
• provide a forum for the discussion and resolution of problems of concern to members, to industry, or to the Canadian public; and
• encourage co-operation with other associations with similar objectives and purposes.

The CNA offers the following services to its members:

• gathering and disseminating authoritative and timely information about all aspects of nuclear energy;
• presenting members' viewpoints to public inquiries, regulatory bodies, and governments, among others;
• helping to foster an accurate public understanding of the uses of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes;
• providing analyses of opportunities and problems on the development and use of nuclear energy;
• sponsoring activities on the successful marketing of nuclear-related products and services in Canada and around the world;
• sponsoring conferences, seminars, and courses on various subjects on the development and use of nuclear energy, uranium production, and other nuclear-related issues; and
• establishing and maintaining close liaison with other associations with related interests.