Bruce Power today will announce it wants to build a nuclear facility at Nanticoke, next to the massive coal-fired generating station that’s slated for shutdown in 2014.
Thats is according to a report on todays Toronto Star.
The report says Duncan Hawthorne, president and chief executive officer of Bruce Power, is expected to announce at an event near Nanticoke that his company is seeking a site preparation licence from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
Company spokesman Steve Cannon says the application would start an approvals process likely to take five years before construction can begin ,but he can’t provide any details at this time.
The Ministry of Energy recently selected Darlington as the site of the province’s newest nuclear plant in 20 years, to be operated by Ontario Power Generation.
Bruce Power lost its bid to construct and operate that first plant next to its existing facilities near Kincardine.
Sources say Hawthorne is betting that the province will need more reactors.
Energy and Infrastructure Minister George Smitherman could not be reached for comment.
Industry experts say Nanticoke is considered an ideal site for a nuclear plant because of its location, lakeside access and ample access to high-voltage transmission lines.
