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SaskPower will be a holding a pair of virtual open houses on Wednesday, Dec. 7 to answer questions about Saskatchewan's possible plans to incorporate Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) into the province's net-zero future.
The open house sessions will run from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., and again from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. online. Register for the sessions at engage.saskpower.com/.
SaskPower's nuclear planning project team will be joined by experts in the field, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and representatives from Ontario Power Generation.
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Emily Whetung, former chief of Curve Lake First Nation, will share an Indigenous perspective on nuclear power, and the municipal perspective will be brought to the table by residents of Pickering, Ontario who have lived near a nuclear power plant for decades.
Scott MacGregor, a spokesperson for SaskPower, said that as the Crown corporation continues investigating the possibility of nuclear energy, they are committed to holding ongoing and meaningful dialogue with the people of Saskatchewan.
Questions of waste management, safety, local water use, and technology have all been raised as topics of concern.
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Once participants have joined the virtual open house, they will be able to choose from 10 30-minute presentations on various aspects of SMRs:
- Power Supply Planning, 2030 and Beyond
- Get the Basics
- Project Siting Criteria
- Water Valuation
- Community Experience
- Indigenous Perspectives
- What About the Waste?
- Meet our Regulators
- See the Technology
- Meet our Colleagues
Guests are free to attend the information workshops as they please, dropping in on each one or attending four different presentations. The presentations will each repeat twice.
It is also possible to attend both the afternoon and evening open house.
