CANDU Owners Group
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| Industry | Nuclear power |
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| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Rachna Clavero, President & CEO |
| Revenue | $74.44 million CAD (2017)[1] |
Number of employees | 55 (2017) |
| Website | www |
Conexus Nuclear Inc. (Conexus) is a Canadian, not-for-profit corporation that serves as a global collaboration hub for operators, suppliers, researchers, and industry stakeholders in the nuclear sector. Formerly known as the CANDU Owners Group (COG), the organization rebranded to Conexus Nuclear Inc. (Conexus) in April, 2025 to better reflect its expanding mandate and evolving role in the international nuclear industry.
Conexus is funded voluntarily by its members, including CANDU-operating utilities worldwide, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), SaskPower, the Saskatchewan Research Council, and supplier participants. It facilitates the sharing of knowledge, solutions, and best practices to enhance safety, performance, and innovation in CANDU and advanced nuclear technologies, including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).[2]
Members
[edit]Canadian Members
[edit]Bruce Power • Canadian Nuclear Laboratories – CNL • New Brunswick Power – NBP • Ontario Power Generation – OPG • SaskPower • SRC Nuclear
International Members
[edit]CNNP China National Nuclear Power Operations Management – CNNO • Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power – KHNP • Nucleoeléctrica Argentina Sociedad Anónima – NA-SA • Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited – NPCIL • Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica, Romania – SNN
About Conexus
[edit]Conexus was formed in 1984 by an agreement among the Canadian CANDU-owning utilities Ontario Hydro (now Ontario Power Generation), Hydro-Québec and New Brunswick Power, plus Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. It became a non-profit corporation in 1999.[3]
In 2025, the organization rebranded to Conexus Nuclear Inc. to mark a pivotal milestone in its history and to align with its forward-looking mission. The name “Conexus” reflects its core value of connection and collaboration, while maintaining its foundational commitment to CANDU technology and excellence through collective action.[3]
Conexus offers collaborative solutions in five program and service areas:
1. Research & Development - Through management of the CANDU industry’s largest Research and Development program, Conexus helps reduce the cost of nuclear energy while increasing plant sustainability by enabling members to collaborate, share risks and collectively reap the rewards of advancements.[4]
2. Joint Projects & Services - Joint Projects and Services is a trusted, flexible space to address nuclear industry challenges and opportunities. We help our members engineer new approaches for longer, more robust plant life, develop innovative solutions to common opportunities and challenges through shared resources, and access cost effective auditing, inspection and qualification services. As well, JP&S tackles materials-related issues such as acquisition of obsolete parts, sharing of spare parts and obsolescence management.[5]
3. Nuclear Safety & Environmental Affairs - Nuclear Safety and Environmental Affairs works on behalf of members to promote the adoption of common strategies to evolve policy and resolve issues for nuclear safety, regulatory affairs and the environment while furthering industry-level strategic initiatives.[6]
4. Information Exchange - Information Exchange brings together nuclear industry operators, experts and supply chain partners to benchmark, capture and share decades of experience and the latest best practices to foster safety, sustainability and top performance across the nuclear value chain. [7]
5. Learning and Development - Learning and Development develops the leaders of tomorrow with leadership, safety culture, regulatory and educational programs tailored for the nuclear industry.[8]
Mission, Vision and Values
[edit]Conexus’ mission: Excellence Through Collaboration.
Conexus’ vision: To be the world’s most successful and trusted nuclear collaboration hub – accelerating innovation, enabling growth and driving industry excellence.
Conexus’ values:
- Integrity- Acting with respect, transparency and commitment in all relationships and decisions.
- Collaboration- Fostering connection, trust and shared success by bringing the industry together across borders, disciplines, and perspectives.
- Innovation- Driving forward-thinking solutions and accelerating advancements that shape the future of nuclear energy.
- Sustainability- Delivering exceptional results and value to advance a clean energy future that supports people, the planet, and progress.
- Agility- Adapting and evolving to meet challenges and realize opportunities in an ever-changing global landscape.
References
[edit]- ^ COG Annual Report 2016-17[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Home". www.conexusnuclear.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "Home". www.conexusnuclear.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "What We Do | Conexus". www.conexusnuclear.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "What We Do | Conexus". www.conexusnuclear.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "What We Do | Conexus". www.conexusnuclear.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "What We Do | Conexus". www.conexusnuclear.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "What We Do | Conexus". www.conexusnuclear.org. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
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