Clarington, Durham poised to benefit from Darlington small modular reactor project | CBC News

""I grew up right next to Pickering Nuclear. I used to play on the beach, like right next to the plant a lot, he said. When you're that age, it's this cool, mysterious building. That's where it started for me. That fascination led him to apply to Ontario Tech University's nuclear engineering program, not far from which sits the Darlington Nuclear Station in Bowmanville. Now it's there, where the first-year student sees a radiant future for his career."

"On Thursday, Ontario and the federal governments announced a combined spending commitment of $3 billion to build Canada's first small modular reactors (SMRs), a new nuclear energy technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant. First-year Nuclear Engineering student, Carter Albis, stands in front of the Energy Research Centre at Ontario Tech Unviersity. (Christian D'Avino/CBC) The project is projected to bring 18,000 construction jobs to the region and sustain 3,700 energy jobs annually over 65 years."

"The SMRs will inject $500 million annually into the Canadian supply chain, according to the prime minister, while construction, operation and maintenance of the four units will add more than $38 billion to Canada's GDP over the next 65 years. Earlier this year, the Ford government greenlit Ontario Power Generation to start construction on the first SMR. The total project cost was announced at the time as costing $20.9 billion, with the estimated construction cost of the initial reactor being $7.7 billion."

Carter Albis grew up near Pickering Nuclear and enrolled in Ontario Tech University's nuclear engineering program near Darlington. Ontario and federal governments committed $3 billion to build Canada's first small modular reactors (SMRs) adjacent to the Darlington station. The project is projected to create 18,000 construction jobs and sustain 3,700 annual energy jobs over 65 years. The SMRs are expected to inject $500 million annually into the Canadian supply chain and add more than $38 billion to Canada's GDP over 65 years. Ontario Power Generation received provincial approval to start construction on the first SMR, with total costs announced at $20.9 billion and the initial reactor estimated at $7.7 billion.

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