AlvinofDiaspar said:
Building a single SMR was a bit of a headscratcher to me from the start - but even now it feels a little odd considering even 4 SMRs only equate to an output of what, a single regular CANDU on a site with multiple units.

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A single SMR was the minimum. Their license application mentioned the option for 3 additional SMRs. Of course, at that time I think the expectation was that the first would go live for a couple years before starting the others. For a 2030 completion they'll be building all 4 at the same time as the one under construction completes in 2028.

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AlvinofDiaspar said:
Building a single SMR was a bit of a headscratcher to me from the start - but even now it feels a little odd considering even 4 SMRs only equate to an output of what, a single regular CANDU on a site with multiple units.

AoD
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It may partially be a proof of concept build. Even if the technology is established elsewhere (and I don't know if it is), it allows our governments, regulators, OPG, bank, etc. to get a feel for it.

I couldn't open the link, but I think it is a good idea, if for no other reason than some people casually read about "small" and "modular" and have gone off thinking that this is something like a 'reactor-in-a-seacan' that we can drop off in Rankin Inlet or Fort Severn and end their dependency on diesel.
 
I'm generally supportive of nuclear, particularly SMR, provided we can deliver on promises of more straightforward and cost effective deployment. It it pretty questionable that the cost of power from these SMRs is estimated around 11-14 cents per kwh, which is more expensive than wind+battery.

I think the RethinkX whitepaper on wind+solar+battery being cost effective and potentially an avenue to significant electrification of industrial processes through the use of currently curtailed excess renewables. I suspect baseload nuclear would be a good complement to that portfolio of technologies (as well as additional energy storage like pumped hydro) even if nuclear is more expensive, as it may reduce further the need for grid battery storage.
 
TORONTO – Today, Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines, issued the following statement in response to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s decision to issue a power reactor construction licence for Unit One of the Darlington New Nuclear Project.

“This approval is a historic milestone for Ontario and Canada. The Darlington Small Modular Reactor (SMR) will be the first of its kind in the G7, helping to power our growing province with reliable, affordable, and emissions-free energy.

The Darlington New Nuclear Project could create up to 17,000 Canadian jobs during construction, contribute over $15 billion to Canada’s GDP, and drive $500 million annually into our supply chain because our government has insisted and successfully negotiated that local Ontario and Canadian businesses must be overwhelmingly used to build SMRs for the world.

Ontario is realizing its potential as a stable democratic energy superpower, and I look forward to sharing next steps for this exciting project in the coming weeks.”
 
Edward Skira said:
TORONTO – Today, Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines, issued the following statement in response to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s decision to issue a power reactor construction licence for Unit One of the Darlington New Nuclear Project.

“This approval is a historic milestone for Ontario and Canada. The Darlington Small Modular Reactor (SMR) will be the first of its kind in the G7, helping to power our growing province with reliable, affordable, and emissions-free energy.

The Darlington New Nuclear Project could create up to 17,000 Canadian jobs during construction, contribute over $15 billion to Canada’s GDP, and drive $500 million annually into our supply chain because our government has insisted and successfully negotiated that local Ontario and Canadian businesses must be overwhelmingly used to build SMRs for the world.

Ontario is realizing its potential as a stable democratic energy superpower, and I look forward to sharing next steps for this exciting project in the coming weeks.”
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That's....alot sooner than I expected. what would the timeline look like now?
 
First Small Modular Reactor in G7 with construction under and two crawler cranes, multiple shoring rigs and one tower crane @Paclo @interchange42


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