Bruce Power Alberta has filed an application with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to prepare a site for the potential construction of Western Canada’s first nuclear power plant.
CALGARY – The wheels have been set in motion to build Western Canada’s first nuclear power plant.
Bruce Power Alberta has purchased the assets of the Energy Alberta Corporation and filed an application with the federal government to build a nuclear power plant.
The company recently announced that it has completed a deal to buy the assets of Energy Alberta Corporation relating to nuclear power plant development.
On the same day, Bruce Power Alberta also filed an application with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to prepare a site for the potential construction of Western Canada’s first nuclear power plant.
The proposed plant would be built on private land next to Lac Cardinal, about 30 kilometres west of Peace River.
At this early stage in the planning process, the company has not chosen a specific reactor design for the site.
It is expected to focus on the world’s leading designs, known as Generation III reactors.
“Assessing several reactor designs is the best way to compare and contrast what the market has to offer,” said Duncan Hawthorne, president and CEO of Bruce Power Alberta.
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