Ontario Power Generation resumes planning for new nuclear reactor at Darlington site

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CANADIAN PRESS

Ontario Power Generation announced itโ€™s resuming planning activities for a new nuclear power reactor at its Darlington site on Friday.

OPG said the small modular reactor is scheduled to be completed by 2028.

Ken Hartwick, the president and CEO of OPG, said the project will help make Ontarioโ€™s Durham Region โ€œthe clean energy capital of the world.โ€

โ€œOPG is paving the way on the development and deployment of the next generation of nuclear power in Canada,โ€ he said.

A study undertaken by the Conference Board of Canada says that the project will create thousands of jobs in Ontario.

The report says 700 jobs during project development will be created, followed by 1,600 jobs during manufacturing and construction; 200 jobs during operations; and 160 jobs during decommissioning.

OPG owns Canadaโ€™s largest fleet of nuclear reactors including the existing Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.

Darlington is the only site in Canada currently licensed for new nuclear.

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