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The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, in Pickering, Ont., is seen on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Ontario’s first new nuclear reactor in a generation heads to public hearing

Ontario Power Generation is seeking approval to build Canada’s first grid-scale small modular nuclear reactor by 2029.

Ontario is looking to add some 5,000 megawatts to the grid as new energy minister Stephen Lecce lays out his plan to meet demand in the coming decades. Hydro workers perform maintenance on power lines in Renfrew County, Ont., July 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Prime Ontario agricultural land to be protected amid energy expansion, minister says

'Energy agnostic' government will add 5,000 megawatts to the grid with gas, renewables and nuclear, but solar farms banned from prime agricultural land.

Ontario is selling itself as the nuclear North Star to guide the direction of American power as the United States looks to de-carbonize amid ever-increasing demand for energy.Stephen Lecce delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Building the blueprint: Ontario moves to shape Canada’s nuclear energy future

Ontario positions itself as a leader in nuclear energy, aiming to partner with the U.S. to drive clean energy and decarbonization.

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AtkinsRéalis Signs Framework to Support the Deployment of Poland’s First Small Modular Reactors

MONTREAL, June 28, 2024 /CNW/ - Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company [AtkinsRéalis Group Inc.] (TSX: ATRL), has signed a framework agreement with Orlen-Synthos Green Energy...

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Natural gas opposition ‘ideological,’ new Ontario energy minister says

Ontario's new energy minister is unapologetic about the use of natural gas to partly fuel growing energy needs in Canada's largest province, calling...

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Phase one of building small nuclear reactor in Ontario is complete: energy minister

Ontario Power Generation is building four small modular reactors at its Darlington site in Clarington, Ont.

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Ottawa gives Bruce Power up to $50M to explore new nuclear plant

OTTAWA — Nuclear operator Bruce Power is set to receive up to $50 million from the federal government to explore building a new...

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