Nova Scotia’s premier wants to learn from Ontario’s nuclear power project
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Nova Scotia intends to learn more about small modular reactor (SMR) technology from Ontario. The two provinces signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday.
Nova Scotia intends to learn more about small modular reactor (SMR) technology from Ontario.
Premier Tim Houston, who became energy minister this week in a cabinet shuffle, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Thursday with Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce.
“We will share knowledge and expertise from technological readiness and regulatory frameworks to supply chains, financing, and nuclear waste management. We’ll work together to engage with the federal government,” said Houston.
New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Alberta have signed similar agreements with Ontario.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says small modular reactors are smaller in size and have a smaller energy output than traditional nuclear power reactors.
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Expansion of the current Darlington nuclear plant in southern Ontario will make Canada the first G7 country with an operational SMR.
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