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Canadian Nuclear Revitalization Partners Announces Contest Winner
Internship and Bursary Contest to Support Canadian Students in the Nuclear Industry
OTTAWA, Canada, May 13, 2015— Canadian Nuclear Revitalization Partners announced today the winner
of the 2015 internship and bursary contest that was launched in conjunction with the Canadian Nuclear
Association (CNA) Conference in February. The scientific paper contest on the future of nuclear in Canada
was offered to undergraduate and graduate-level students in Canada, and papers were judged by CNA
president Dr. John Barrett. The top three prizes for the contest were a 16-week internship in CNRP’s
offices in Mississauga, Ontario; a $1000 bursary and a $500 bursary.
The winners are:
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First place: Daniel Hu, from Scarborough, undergraduate at University of Ontario Institute of
Technology; “An Alternative Nuclear Fuel, Thorium”
Second place: Jonas Harvie-Paliulis, from Burlington, undergraduate at University of Ontario
Institute of Technology, “Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors”
Third place: Aaquib Azeem, from Richmond Hill, undergraduate at University of Ontario Institute
of Technology, “Thinking Small, Achieving Big: The Future of Canadian Nuclear Research”
CNRP, a consortium with over 180 years operating experience in Canada and built of the industry's top
nuclear security and operations, laboratory transformation and facility management, environmental
remediation, engineering, procurement, and infrastructure companies, includes Bechtel, Hatch Ltd., and
Golder Associates Ltd. CNRP announced its qualification last August to bid for the contract to manage and
operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) facilities.
“CNRP has a long-term focus on building the educational and scientific workforce of the future, and we are
proud to provide hands-on experience and financial support for key talent in this region,” said David
Campbell, CNRP representative and a member of CNA’s board of directors. “We are committed to
building a lasting relationship with the students and the communities that are home to CNL.”
CNRP is not only dedicated to growing the vital nuclear, scientific, and environmental capacity across
Canada through CNL, but also to enhancing the communities and supporting employees critical to CNL’s
locations. Building for the future is what these companies do every day and involvement with the
community is a critical component of this important work.
In particular, STEM – education based on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – is a
signature effort for CNRP as well as its member companies Bechtel, Hatch, and Golder. Since 2012,
Bechtel has donated more than $250,000 to STEM programs in Canada, including sending four Toronto
FIRST Robotics teams (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) to the FIRST
Championship in Saint Louis, Missouri just last month.
In 2014 alone, Hatch donated $1.5 million to educational programs, research, and scholarship funding,
including its annual Gerald G. Hatch Scholarship program; scholarships for the University of Toronto’s
Institute for Sustainable Energy; and Aboriginal scholarships at Queens University, McMaster University,
University of Toronto and University of British Columbia. In 2015 Hatch started a new scholarship
program for Aboriginal students entering the engineering program at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay,
Ontario, as well as a mentorship program to reach youth in remote Ontario communities.
Golder has a long history in Canada of supporting technical research and education in the areas of earth
and environment. Between the Golder Foundation that offers annual awards to graduate students
nearing completion of their studies, to sponsorship of the Visiting Specialist/Professor program at Queen’s
University for GeoEngineering, to Golder’s Research Chair in Energy Management in Quebec in
partnership with Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal and University du Quebec en Abitibi-Timiscamingue
(UQAT), and the annual Environmental Award at Keyano college for students studying environmental
solutions associated with natural resource development, Golder provides hundreds of thousands of dollars
per year in support of education and science.
For more information, please visit our website at www.cnrp-prnc.com.
About Bechtel:
Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, project management, and construction companies in
the world. We stand apart for our ability to get the job done right—no matter how big, how complex, or
how remote. Bechtel has a long history in Canada, working in the country for more than 70 years including
building Canada’s Nuclear Power Demonstration reactor in Ontario. In addition, Bechtel has a worldwide
presence in all aspects of the commercial nuclear power having completed more than 74,000 megawatts
of nuclear design and construction projects, and is the leading government nuclear facility operator and
manager in the United States. The company currently provides management and operations for Los
Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, two of the U.S. government’s
premier research and development institutions, and for the Y-12 National Security Complex and the
Pantex Plant, two of the facilities responsible for maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of the
nation’s nuclear enterprise.
About Golder Associates Ltd.:
Golder, a Canadian company, has been providing services to the Canadian nuclear industry for over 50
years and has supported the development of nuclear plants and uranium mining through the management
and delivery of major environmental projects. Golder’s expertise ranges from waste management,
decommissioning, and environmental remediation to environmental management services. The company
has longstanding relationships and extensive experience with Canadian agencies and utilities. Additionally,
Golder has a proven track record with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission as a recognized
independent technical contributor to the regulatory process on behalf of its nuclear and uranium clients.
Golder was recognized in 2014 as one of Canada’s 10 Best Companies to Work For and one of Canada’s 50
Best Managed Companies.
About Hatch Ltd.:
Hatch is an employee-owned, multidisciplinary professional services firm that delivers a comprehensive
array of technical and strategic services, including consulting, information technology, engineering,
process development, and project and construction management to the mining, metallurgical, energy, and
infrastructure sectors. An award-winning service provider to the Canadian nuclear industry, Hatch has
been recognized as one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada for the third consecutive year and received
Platinum Status for the sixth consecutive year as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. With its
proven track record in engineering, project management, efficient capital project delivery, and technology
commercialization, Hatch will help enable the success of the highly skilled workforce under the GoCo
model.