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Terrestrial Energy IncOAKVILLE, Ontario, Feb. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Terrestrial Energy today announced the participation of leading members of the nuclear supply chain and industry in its Nuclear Innovation Working Group. The working group will advise Terrestrial Energy during Phase 2 of its Vendor Design Review program and on the development and deployment of its Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR). The group consists of the following companies and their representatives: – Bruce Power, Michael Rencheck, President and CEO — Burns & McDonnell, Glenn Neises, Nuclear Director — SNC-Lavalin, EVP and Candu Energy, President and CEO, William (Bill) A. Fox III, — Corporate Risk Associates Limited, Jasbir Sidhu, CEO — Kinectrics, David Harris, President and CEO — Laker Energy Products, Christopher Hughes, President and CEO — Promation, Mark Zimny, President and CEO — Sargent & Lundy, Michael J. Knaszak, Senior Vice President and Project Director

“We are pleased to report the involvement of so many leading members of the Canadian and international nuclear supply chain and industry in our IMSR project. This group brings expert capabilities to our engineering and testing programs,” said Simon Irish, CEO of Terrestrial Energy. “It illustrates the ambition of the nuclear industrial supply chain, and its support for private-sector driven nuclear innovation today.”…..The creation of the working group follows November’s announcement by Minister Sohi, Canada’s Federal Minister of Natural Resources, of the conclusions of the “SMR Roadmap,” a nationwide study of Small Modular Reactor technology initiated in 2017. The conclusions of the report reflect Canada’s national interest in nuclear innovation and propose a framework for the future deployment of small modular reactors in Canada. …… The creation of the working group follows November’s announcement by Minister Sohi, Canada’s Federal Minister of Natural Resources, of the conclusions of the “SMR Roadmap,” a nationwide study of Small Modular Reactor technology initiated in 2017. The conclusions of the report reflect Canada’s national interest in nuclear innovation and propose a framework for the future deployment of small modular reactors in Canada. https://www.apnews.com/2d8b84b6f1fbd79cbcb1183bd2842f67