Canadian utility SaskPower is aiming to deploy small modular reactors (SMRs) in the province of Saskatchewan in the mid-2030s, aided by a cooperation agreement with nuclear operator Ontario Power Generation (OPG).
SaskPower has agreed to work with OPG and its subsidiary Laurentis Energy Partners on the advancement of its SMR programme.
SaskPower has already chosen the GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 SMR for potential deployment in Saskatchewan, subject to a decision to build that is expected in 2029.
The same technology is to be deployed by OPG at its Darlington nuclear power station in Ontario by the end of the decade.