Ontario is moving ahead with plans to build the province’s first large-scale nuclear power generation project in three decades with four new reactors at the Bruce nuclear power station.

On 7 May the province’s energy minister Stephen Lecce announced Ontario is entering into a cost-sharing agreement with Bruce Power to help cover the costs of getting the proposed Bruce C Project construction-ready while the company continues seeking approvals from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.

Bruce C would add four new reactors to the existing eight reactors at Bruce, on the shores of Lake Huron, increasing the station’s generating capacity by about 4,800 MW – enough to power 4.8 million homes.

“The Bruce C project could be a game-changer for our economy,” Lecce said at a press conference.