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Ontario backs nuclear expansion at Bruce

July 7, 2023, 12:00PMNuclear News

While speaking at Bruce Power, Ontario minister of energy Todd Smith announces his government’s support for planning and consultation to explore nuclear expansion. (Photo: Bruce Power)

The government of Ontario announced Wednesday that it is starting predevelopment work with Bruce Power—operator of the eight-unit Bruce nuclear plant—to site the first large-scale nuclear build in Canada in more than thirty years.

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Ontario backs nuclear expansion at Bruce

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