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Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040

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Re: Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040

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Post by alephnerd »

zybftjmvs wrote: post #9
_aavaa_ wrote: post #5

Title is misleading, they want to start building not “build” (I.e. be operational). Though that only moves the needles from impossible to laughable. > If our goal is to double our grid and build a low-carbon economy in less than 25 years, there is no credible plan to do that without nuclear energy There are plenty of credible plans, they all involve wind and solar. But as anyone watching clean energy news will know,…

A village near me in southern Alberta just built a huge wind farm.

That project was absolutely funded before Alberta slashed all funding for renewables projects [0].

This as well as the failed pipeline projects have made Canadian infrastructure projects very high risk from a lending perspective, becuase there's now a non-insignificant risk that a province can welch out of financing a deal purely for short term political gain.

This announcement is a good announcement, but it's just bluster if the entire ecosystem around liability and policy stability isn't managed.

[0] - https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-renewable-energy-investment-co...

Re: Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040

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Post by barbazoo »

_aavaa_ wrote: post #5

Title is misleading, they want to start building not “build” (I.e. be operational). Though that only moves the needles from impossible to laughable. > If our goal is to double our grid and build a low-carbon economy in less than 25 years, there is no credible plan to do that without nuclear energy There are plenty of credible plans, they all involve wind and solar. But as anyone watching clean energy news will know,…

Doesn't nuclear make sense to increase baseline capacity where hydro isn't available?

Re: Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040

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Post by sleepyguy »

Should look at the the historical record and consider the scale of cost overruns and delays that major nuclear projects have experienced. While everyone involved may have good intentions, the reality is that these projects often end up costing significantly more and taking much longer than originally projected.

Wind and solar could be deployed for a fraction of the proposed $100 billion investment and should be considered as part of the interim solution, while nuclear remains a long-term strategic project.

Rather than pursuing such an ambitious build out, a more practical approach might be to scale back the plan and focus on constructing one reactor each in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba as an initial phase.

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Post by actionfromafar »

hodder wrote: post #8
_aavaa_ wrote: post #5

Title is misleading, they want to start building not “build” (I.e. be operational). Though that only moves the needles from impossible to laughable. > If our goal is to double our grid and build a low-carbon economy in less than 25 years, there is no credible plan to do that without nuclear energy There are plenty of credible plans, they all involve wind and solar. But as anyone watching clean energy news will know,…

The claim that Alberta is actively trying to get rid of all wind and solar development is internet hyperbole that ignores real capacity data. Alberta actually ranks second in Canada for clean energy growth, and its renewable output surged by over 25% year-over-year into 2026. The high-profile project cancellations people point to weren't a government ban. They happened because the province changed its transmission ru…

> Subsidizing private developments with public money is not something that should be encouraged.

What other kind of subsidy is there?

Re: Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040

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chollida1 wrote: post #7

Makes alot of sense. Canada has: - one of the largest uranium reserves - a well respected and safe nuclear design in CANDU - experience with building and refurbishing nuclear reactors(Darlington) and for Ontario itself A need for more baseload to work with the large amount of solar and wind that Ontario has added in the last 10 years. Saskatchewan also now has a potential need for nuclear for industrial use now that…

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Post by cwillu »

chollida1 wrote: post #7

Makes alot of sense. Canada has: - one of the largest uranium reserves - a well respected and safe nuclear design in CANDU - experience with building and refurbishing nuclear reactors(Darlington) and for Ontario itself A need for more baseload to work with the large amount of solar and wind that Ontario has added in the last 10 years. Saskatchewan also now has a potential need for nuclear for industrial use now that…

15 years, to be clear.
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