The government plans to work with Bruce Power to explore adding an additional nuclear facility to an existing site near Lake Huron
Ontario could be getting its first new, full-scale nuclear plant in three decades, the province’s Energy Minister said Wednesday, unveiling plans to work with privately-owned Bruce Power to conduct an environmental study of a potential additional facility at the company’s massive existing site on the shores of Lake Huron.
Ontario’s power grid is expected to face escalating demand in the coming years as drivers switch to electric vehicles and the province’s population grows. The new electric-vehicle battery plants the province has attracted, as well as the province’s plans to help the steel industry move from coal to electric furnaces, will also put large new demands on the system, Mr. Smith said, requiring the same amount of power the entire Ottawa region uses each year.
The province’s electricity system is more than 90 per cent reliant on GHG-free nuclear and hydroelectric sources, but it is set to expand its use of natural gas in the coming years as aging nuclear plants go offline to be refurbished and the need for electricity is expected to grow rapidly. Any new nuclear facility in Ontario would require at least a decade for an extensive federal impact assessment and public consultations – including with local Indigenous groups – as well as final approvals by the federal Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. It would also cost many billions of dollars.
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