Canada is making bold moves in nuclear energy. It is investing heavily in next-generation technology to boost its clean power ...

Canadian Minister of Energy & Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the Government of Canada has signed a preliminary ...

The CANDU reactors at OPG are indispensable to providing ... for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 SMR for deployment at the Darlington new nuclear project. The RPV, the largest component ...

Candu reactors currently operate in seven countries ... OPG signed a commercial contract for the first of the four SMR units in January 2023. He also announced an increase to Future Electricity Fund ...

The Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) has developed the ACR700 (Advanced CANDU Reactor 700) as the next generation CANDU with goals of reduced capital cost, shorter construction schedule, higher ...

AECL owns the CANDU intellectual property and is working ... As each GE Hitachi BWRX-300 SMR produces about 300 megawatts of electricity, the three SMRs together could supply enough electricity ...

By backing both proven CANDU technology and new SMR projects, the government aims to fortify its nuclear policy and establish Canada as a leading global energy provider. Investing in nuclear power ...