Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

  • The Darlington New Nuclear Project site, future home of North America's first grid-scale Small Modular Reactor (SMR). Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has begun excavation and component staging for the first GE Hitachi BWRX-300 unit, slated to enter commercial service by 2030. Source: OPG
    Sustainability

    Ontario Authorizes OPG to Start Construction of First Commercial Nuclear SMR

    Ontario’s provincial government has given Ontario Power Generation (OPG) the green light to begin construction on the first of four  BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) at its Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) site in Clarington, Ontario. “This represents the first new nuclear build in Ontario in more than three decades,” the utility noted. The province […]

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    Nuclear

    Canada Approves First Grid-Scale SMR Construction at Darlington

    The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has given Ontario Power Generation (OPG) the green light to begin building a 300-MW GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) site in Clarington, Ontario. The historic approval marks the first time Canada has approved the construction of a grid-scale SMR. The federal […]