Plans for the Bruce C project in Ontario open for public comment

August 14, 2024, 12:20PMNuclear News

The Bruce site currently hosts eight CANDU reactors. (Photo: Bruce Power)

As Bruce Power continues predevelopment work, public input is being sought on the potential Bruce C nuclear power expansion project in Ontario.

Bruce Power recently submitted its initial project description to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada for an expansion that would add up to 4,800 MWe. Earlier this year, the Canadian government announced up to C$50 million ($36.8 million) in funding for the Bruce C project, which would be Canada’s first major expansion of a large nuclear plant in decades.

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