CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario Power Generation announced itโs 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 Ontarioโs Durham Region โthe clean energy capital of the world.โ
โOPG 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 Canadaโs largest fleet of nuclear reactors including the existing Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.
Darlington is the only site in Canada currently licensed for new nuclear.