Energy Sources

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Sarah Elliott-Le Dreff (she/her)

Career Profiles

Senior Manager, Project Controls

I lead a team that provides cost, schedule, risk, and reporting services to the Darlington New Nuclear Project, which will build Canada's first grid scale Small Modular Reactor.
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Sarah Jane Eaton

Career Profiles

Director

I lead a team that is responsible for licensing small modular reactors.
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Green Energy

Backgrounders

An overview of environmentally-friendly ways to generate electricity and power

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Julie Thrasher

Career Profiles

Shift Manager (Nuclear Power)

I’m responsible for the safe and effective operation of a four unit nuclear power plant.
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Lisa Jones

Lisa Jones

Career Profiles

Manager of Strategic Initiatives

I lead initiatives to improve leadership as well as the overall effectiveness of the organization.
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Kasia Carisse

Career Profiles

Control Room Supervisor (Nuclear Power)

I supervise the main control room at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.
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Karissa Palinka (she/her)

Career Profiles

Technical Engineer

Karissa is working to reduce our carbon footprint through the use of Small Modular Reactors.
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Stephen Edison

Stephen Edison

Career Profiles

Energy Transition Advisor

I use science and engineering to find solutions in support of energy transition and lower carbon. 
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Peter Grootelaar

Peter Grootelaar

Engineer, Kitimat Operations Superintendent

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Karen Thomas

Structural Engineer (Module Integration Manager)

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Innovations in Nuclear Technologies

STEM Explained

Learn about why Canada is a world leader in nuclear technology.

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Jean Paquin

Water Resources Analyst Engineer at Rio Tinto

Jean Paquin is a Water Resources Analyst Engineer at Rio Tinto.
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What If You Could Charge Your Phone Using Radio Waves?

STEM Explained

Could we use radio waves to charge electrical technologies in the future?

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Thermopower and the Body Heat-Powered Flashlight

STEM Explained

Can your body be a source of electricity generation? Maybe, if you understand heat transfer. Explore this concept through a 2013 invention by a Canadian teen.

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Understanding Electricity Supply and Demand

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Electricity demand changes constantly. Suppliers need to generate more electrical energy when demand is high, and less when demand is low.

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