SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, June 18 (UPI) -- Canada's Bruce Power will study the nuclear potential in Saskatchewan province.
The Saskatchewan 2020 initiative will complete studies to decide the feasibility of bringing nuclear energy to the province as part of a wider look at clean energy technologies.
The plan was unveiled in Saskatoon by Bruce Power President and Chief Executive Officer Duncan Hawthorne. It is intended to give provincial leaders detailed information and options as they consider their electricity supply needs for the next generation.
Bruce Power will work with provincial electricity supplier SaskPower on the evaluation of electricity demand projections for the province and examine what transmission upgrades or enhancements would be required to accommodate new nuclear units.
As part of its Saskatchewan 2020 program, Bruce Power will consider how to integrate nuclear energy, the economic impacts, public attitudes and level of support and potential locations for new nuclear plants.
