Canada's NSERC/NRCan/AECL generation IV energy technologies program

Of the six nuclear systems endorsed by the Generation IV International Forum, Canada is focusing on the development of the Supercritical Water-cooled Reactor (SCWR) system. Given the fundamental nature of the research required to support the development of the SCWR, there existed a unique opportunity to establish collaboration between NSERC, NRCan, and AECL. The resulting collaboration created the NSERC/NRCan/AECL Generation IV Energy Technologies Program to fund research in three areas: materials, chemistry, and thermalhydraulics and safety for the SCWR This paper highlights the establishment of the program with a focus on the research to be undertaken in Canadian universities.