Ontario Power Generation announced it is resuming planning activities for a new nuclear power reactor at its Darlington site with a small modular reactor scheduled for possible completion by 2028.
Ken Hartwick, president and chief executive officer of OPG, said the project will help make Ontario’s Durham region “the clean energy capital of the world”. He said: “OPG is paving the way on the development and deployment of the next generation of nuclear power in Canada.”
OPG said a study by the Conference Board of Canada, a not-for-profit think tank, says the project will create thousands of jobs in Ontario. The study says 700 jobs will be created during project development, followed by 1,600 jobs during manufacturing and construction, 200 during operations and 160 during decommissioning.
Ken Hartwick, president and chief executive officer of OPG, said the project will help make Ontario’s Durham region “the clean energy capital of the world”. He said: “OPG is paving the way on the development and deployment of the next generation of nuclear power in Canada.”
OPG said a study by the Conference Board of Canada, a not-for-profit think tank, says the project will create thousands of jobs in Ontario. The study says 700 jobs will be created during project development, followed by 1,600 jobs during manufacturing and construction, 200 during operations and 160 during decommissioning.
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