The manufacturing, engineering and construction phase of four AP1000 nuclear power units could generate more than CAD28.7bn (€19.5bn, $21bn) of gross domestic product (GDP) impact for Canada and over 125,000 person-years of employment, a report has shown.
Once operational, the units would create an additional CAD8.1bn in GDP and support more than 12,000 jobs annually, according to the report.
The report, produced for US-based AP1000 supplier Westinghouse by PricewaterhouseCoopers, outlines the “significant economic impact” for Canada by deploying four AP1000 reactor units in the province of Ontario.