Alberta signs on to help develop nuclear reactor technology

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Alberta signs on to help develop nuclear reactor technology

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Province joins Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick in agreement on small modular reactors

CBC News · August 7, 2020

Energy Minister Sonya Savage and Premier Jason Kenney said that the project's objectives are to provide power to remote communities, diversify the economy, create jobs and reduce emissions in Alberta by providing a clean source of energy. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press)

Alberta is joining three other provinces to support the advancement and deployment of nuclear energy through small modular reactors (SMRs).

Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday that his United Conservative government will sign on to an existing memorandum of understanding with Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.

In a pre-taped statement with Energy Minister Sonya Savage, Kenney said the province hopes the nuclear technology will allow the government to provide power to remote communities, diversify the economy, create jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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The economics of small nuclear reactors, touted by Jason Kenney as a 'game changer' just don¹t add up

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by David Climenhaga, August 12, 2020

When Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says small nuclear reactors “could be a game changer in providing safe, zero-emitting, baseload power in many areas of the province,” as he did Sunday in a tweet, he’s pulling your leg.

For a variety of economic and technical reasons, the scenario Mr. Kenney described while re-tweeting a CBC story about his announcement that Alberta intends to sign onto the three-province effort to develop small nukes is unlikely ever to occur.

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