Bruce Power is going to start an impact assessment for potential new nuclear generation.
Bruce Power says on Friday, it notified the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada of its intent to launch the assessment and engage with the local community.
The feedback received will be incorporated into the initial project description when it is sent to the Impact Assessment Agency early next year.
Chief Development Officer and Executive Vice-President of Operational Services James Scongack says, “the company is advancing this process in a proactive, open and transparent manner in order to engage Indigenous peoples, our communities and the public early in the process as a planning tool to meet Ontario’s long-term energy needs.”
This project comes after the Ontario government announced in July its long-term electricity framework for the province. Its goal is to meet future electricity demand, as well as the growing economy and achieving a net zero future.
Bruce Power says one of the key elements to this plan is to begin pre-development work for additional generation options on the company’s site. The province’s framework and the associated pre-development work was based on up to 4,800 megawatts of additional nuclear capacity.
“We will only be able to reverse the effects of climate change, advance a net zero future and grow our economy through investment in long-term clean electricity infrastructure. We will achieve this by engaging people and conducting pre-development activities now so we can increase the certainty around supply options, learning from past challenges with large infrastructure projects for a better future,” says Scongack.
More information can be found on the Bruce Power website here.