Nuclear option resurfaces in Alberta

Could be 2035 before province sees first nuclear reactor; monies allocated to study conversion of fossil fuel electric generation

Gary Park

for Petroleum News

For the umpteenth time Alberta is hoping to utilize nuclear power -- a target that Premier Danielle Smith says is still about a decade away despite frequent moves by government and industry in the direction of deploying the province's first small modular reactor, SMR. "Our industry is anticipating....

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