Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS)

National spotlight on New Brunswick as Canada’s first Generation-4 SMR files for federal license

2023-10-24T17:09:37+00:00August 29th, 2023|Energy Stories, News|

As part of the country’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions, Canada’s first fourth-generation advanced Small Modular Reactor (SMR) is being launched in New Brunswick. NB Power has filed an application to the federal regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), for a License to Prepare Site. In conjunction with this impressive project milestone, NB

Member Spotlight: Kinectrics

2023-11-27T14:46:51+00:00August 29th, 2023|Energy Stories, News|

Atlantica recently sat down with Julie West, the Senior Vice President of Business Improvements and Compliance for Kinectrics, to learn more about the business' operations in New Brunswick and across Canada. Q: Can you tell us about Kinectrics' global profile? A: Kinectrics is a trusted supplier of innovative and sustainable life

aSMRs 101

2023-03-01T18:20:03+00:00January 24th, 2023|Beginner, Educational Resources, Energy Stories, News, Nuclear|

Facts about advanced Small Modular Reactors   New Brunswick has a long history of safely producing nuclear energy at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. Nuclear energy supplies about 40 per cent of the province’s electricity, part of its 80 per cent non-emitting electricity generation.    This article provides information about advanced Small Modular Reactors (aSMR)

Clean Growth and a Robust Economy – It is Possible

2022-11-23T15:19:18+00:00September 17th, 2020|Commentaries, News|

The Federal Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan, refers to the goal of “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050 as Canada’s “moonshot”. O'Regan says the Federal government is looking at all potential solutions to reduce carbon emissions, including carbon capture, storage, hydrogen, geothermal and small modular nuclear reactors as clean sources of energy. It

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