“This Small Modular Reactor that we’re going to build on site here could power a town like Landon and many others,” Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith said at a news conference in Clarington, where the new reactor will be built near today’s four CANDU reactors at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station;
The new reactor’s 300 megawatt capacity, billed as a clean energy source by the minister as well as “safe and flexible and reliable”, is much smaller than older CANDU reactors but can be scaled up.
“It creates a very flexible resource where if you make multiple copies of it you can shape the power to the load much more easily,” said Jeff Lyash, president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has partnered with Ontario Power Generation on the financing. development.  in modular reactors.
Currently, about 60 per cent of Ontario’s daily energy use comes from nuclear power plants, but demand is growing.
As older nuclear plants approach retirement age, the Independent Electricity System Operator said natural gas will be needed in the coming years or face rolling blackouts on the provincial grid and higher electricity bills by 2030.
Minister Smith says nuclear power will be the “backbone” of Ontario’s electricity in the coming years as the province looks to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Another obstacle is work.  The Ontario government has estimated there will be a skilled trades shortage of 350,000 people by 2025.
“It’s something we work very closely with the province in a number of areas of trade,” said Ontario Power Generation president Ken Hartwick.
The new Darlington plant, slated for completion by the end of the decade, would employ 200 people during operation, as well as 2,300 jobs during design and development, according to a 2020 study by the Conference Board of Canada.

title: “Canada Gets Its First Grid Scale Nuclear Reactor Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-27” author: “Joe Brown”

“This Small Modular Reactor that we’re going to build on site here could power a town like Landon and many others,” Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith said at a news conference in Clarington, where the new reactor will be built near today’s four CANDU reactors at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station;
The new reactor’s 300 megawatt capacity, billed as a clean energy source by the minister as well as “safe and flexible and reliable”, is much smaller than older CANDU reactors but can be scaled up.
“It creates a very flexible resource where if you make multiple copies of it you can shape the power to the load much more easily,” said Jeff Lyash, president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has partnered with Ontario Power Generation on the financing. development.  in modular reactors.
Currently, about 60 per cent of Ontario’s daily energy use comes from nuclear power plants, but demand is growing.
As older nuclear plants approach retirement age, the Independent Electricity System Operator said natural gas will be needed in the coming years or face rolling blackouts on the provincial grid and higher electricity bills by 2030.
Minister Smith says nuclear power will be the “backbone” of Ontario’s electricity in the coming years as the province looks to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Another obstacle is work.  The Ontario government has estimated there will be a skilled trades shortage of 350,000 people by 2025.
“It’s something we work very closely with the province in a number of areas of trade,” said Ontario Power Generation president Ken Hartwick.
The new Darlington plant, slated for completion by the end of the decade, would employ 200 people during operation, as well as 2,300 jobs during design and development, according to a 2020 study by the Conference Board of Canada.

title: “Canada Gets Its First Grid Scale Nuclear Reactor Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-12” author: “Marty Cox”

“This Small Modular Reactor that we’re going to build on site here could power a town like Landon and many others,” Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith said at a news conference in Clarington, where the new reactor will be built near today’s four CANDU reactors at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station;
The new reactor’s 300 megawatt capacity, billed as a clean energy source by the minister as well as “safe and flexible and reliable”, is much smaller than older CANDU reactors but can be scaled up.
“It creates a very flexible resource where if you make multiple copies of it you can shape the power to the load much more easily,” said Jeff Lyash, president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has partnered with Ontario Power Generation on the financing. development.  in modular reactors.
Currently, about 60 per cent of Ontario’s daily energy use comes from nuclear power plants, but demand is growing.
As older nuclear plants approach retirement age, the Independent Electricity System Operator said natural gas will be needed in the coming years or face rolling blackouts on the provincial grid and higher electricity bills by 2030.
Minister Smith says nuclear power will be the “backbone” of Ontario’s electricity in the coming years as the province looks to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Another obstacle is work.  The Ontario government has estimated there will be a skilled trades shortage of 350,000 people by 2025.
“It’s something we work very closely with the province in a number of areas of trade,” said Ontario Power Generation president Ken Hartwick.
The new Darlington plant, slated for completion by the end of the decade, would employ 200 people during operation, as well as 2,300 jobs during design and development, according to a 2020 study by the Conference Board of Canada.

title: “Canada Gets Its First Grid Scale Nuclear Reactor Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Angie Robichaud”

“This Small Modular Reactor that we’re going to build on site here could power a town like Landon and many others,” Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith said at a news conference in Clarington, where the new reactor will be built near today’s four CANDU reactors at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station;
The new reactor’s 300 megawatt capacity, billed as a clean energy source by the minister as well as “safe and flexible and reliable”, is much smaller than older CANDU reactors but can be scaled up.
“It creates a very flexible resource where if you make multiple copies of it you can shape the power to the load much more easily,” said Jeff Lyash, president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has partnered with Ontario Power Generation on the financing. development.  in modular reactors.
Currently, about 60 per cent of Ontario’s daily energy use comes from nuclear power plants, but demand is growing.
As older nuclear plants approach retirement age, the Independent Electricity System Operator said natural gas will be needed in the coming years or face rolling blackouts on the provincial grid and higher electricity bills by 2030.
Minister Smith says nuclear power will be the “backbone” of Ontario’s electricity in the coming years as the province looks to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Another obstacle is work.  The Ontario government has estimated there will be a skilled trades shortage of 350,000 people by 2025.
“It’s something we work very closely with the province in a number of areas of trade,” said Ontario Power Generation president Ken Hartwick.
The new Darlington plant, slated for completion by the end of the decade, would employ 200 people during operation, as well as 2,300 jobs during design and development, according to a 2020 study by the Conference Board of Canada.

title: “Canada Gets Its First Grid Scale Nuclear Reactor Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Mark Wright”

“This Small Modular Reactor that we’re going to build on site here could power a town like Landon and many others,” Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith said at a news conference in Clarington, where the new reactor will be built near today’s four CANDU reactors at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station;
The new reactor’s 300 megawatt capacity, billed as a clean energy source by the minister as well as “safe and flexible and reliable”, is much smaller than older CANDU reactors but can be scaled up.
“It creates a very flexible resource where if you make multiple copies of it you can shape the power to the load much more easily,” said Jeff Lyash, president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has partnered with Ontario Power Generation on the financing. development.  in modular reactors.
Currently, about 60 per cent of Ontario’s daily energy use comes from nuclear power plants, but demand is growing.
As older nuclear plants approach retirement age, the Independent Electricity System Operator said natural gas will be needed in the coming years or face rolling blackouts on the provincial grid and higher electricity bills by 2030.
Minister Smith says nuclear power will be the “backbone” of Ontario’s electricity in the coming years as the province looks to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Another obstacle is work.  The Ontario government has estimated there will be a skilled trades shortage of 350,000 people by 2025.
“It’s something we work very closely with the province in a number of areas of trade,” said Ontario Power Generation president Ken Hartwick.
The new Darlington plant, slated for completion by the end of the decade, would employ 200 people during operation, as well as 2,300 jobs during design and development, according to a 2020 study by the Conference Board of Canada.