REGINA – SaskPower has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bruce Power to access the Ontario-based company’s expertise in nuclear generation, project development and long-term operations as Saskatchewan evaluates large nuclear technologies.
According to a release, in January, the province and SaskPower announced plans to formally evaluate these technologies for potential use in Saskatchewan.
“With much of Canada’s nuclear industry and supply chain based in Ontario – and with so much promise for economic growth from nuclear in Saskatchewan – the MOU with Bruce Power will formalize information-sharing, enable alignment on federal and provincial nuclear strategy, and leverage Bruce Power’s national leadership in nuclear expertise,” the release reads.
Ontario’s Bruce Power site was home to Canada’s first commercial reactor, Douglas Point, which operated from 1967 to 1984. It is now home to a current fleet of eight Candu pressurized heavy water reactors, which are being renewed to operate for several decades.
SaskPower will also benefit from lessons learned through Bruce Power’s proposed Bruce C Project, the first new nuclear development in Canada to enter the federal Impact Assessment process.
