ARC Nuclear Canada CEO Norm Sawyer and Energy Minister speak with reporters on September 12th, 2019 in Saint John, N.B. (Tamara Steele/CHSJ News)
The push is on to create a manufacturing hub for small modular reactors in New Brunswick.
A supply chain roundtable in Saint John hosted by ARC Nuclear Canada had more than 100 participants including business owners and educators.
The ARC-100 small modular reactor can produce 100 megawatts of power.
ARC President and CEO Norm Sawyer says this is the new technology which is much smaller and safer.
“Smaller in size, smaller in footprint with less waste. They are built in a way that you can put them on the back of a boat, a truck or a ship. You can ship them anywhere in the world.” Sawyer told reporters in Saint John on Thursday.
Small modular reactors (SMRs) use nuclear power to generate electricity. SMRs are well-positioned to provide an important solution to climate change and rising world-wide energy demands. pic.twitter.com/ITP4BdAjSq
— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) September 12, 2019
Sawyer says the SMRs can be used to provide heat and may be helpful in the oil sands.
“In Alberta where they use a lot of energy to get energy out of the ground. In this case, you could just use our heat with no emissions and we could
solve a lot of the CO2 problems they have in Alberta for example.” Sawyer said.
Energy Minister Mike Holland says the government is working with ARC to ensure the SMR technology finds a home in New Brunswick.
“We as the utility are going to be very key in working with them to help certify and to work with them on the nuclear technology going forward,” Holland said.
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