nuclear power

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Concerns raised after Via Rail passengers stranded A tourist visiting Canada is questioning the safety of Via Rail after he says his phone was snatched from him by an employee when he was documenting a train delay that […]

ESTEVAN – Estevan has been selected as the location for the first small modular reactor (SMR) in Saskatchewan. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement Thursday night while speaking at the 120th anniversary celebrations of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce. The Estevan and Elbow areas had been vying for the technology. Prior to making the announcement, Moe […]

Premier Scott Moe may have let the cat out of the bag on where SaskPower’s small modular reactor project is likely to be located. During his address at the Food Fuel Fertilizer Global Summit held by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Moe spoke of the opportunities Saskatchewan has to “harness uranium right here at home […]

Pens have been signed to Memorandum of Understanding by the governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta aimed at advancing the development of nuclear power generation. Saskatchewan Crown Investments Corporation Minister Dustin Duncan and Alberta Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf signed the MOU at a ceremony at the Saskatchewan legislature on Thursday, May 2. According to a […]

As the provincial government pushes for small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) as a potential energy source, SaskPower took time to answer the public’s questions on it. SaskPower hosted two open houses on Wednesday and gave explanations on what nuclear energy would mean for the province. People who attended heard from representatives from the Canadian Nuclear […]

Saskatchewan could be going nuclear, at least with its power. The province announced that the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and Westinghouse Electric Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance micro-reactors. Both Westinghouse and SRC will jointly develop a project to locate a reactor in Saskatchewan to develop and test industrial, research, and energy […]

Nuclear power is not clean energy. That, from the President of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, who explains that although it doesn’t produce greenhouse gas emissions, it does produce radioactive waste that has to be buried, and its longevity “dwarfs the history of the human race”. Gordon Edwards adds that burying it underground has […]

Hoping to reduce their carbon footprint and combat climate change, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick are turning to small nuclear reactors for future power. The province’s premiers, who are all against a federal price on carbon emissions, made the announcement together in Mississauga Ontario on Sunday, a day before the premiers took part in The […]