ON Advancing Plan to Refurbish Pickering Nuclear Generating

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Ontario Advancing Plan to Refurbish Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

[ https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005 ... ng-station ]

"Thirty-year extension would create thousands of jobs and low-cost emissions-free power"

News Release - January 23, 2025

EXCERPT: "The Ontario government has approved Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to proceed with the Project Definition Phase, the next step toward refurbishing Pickering Nuclear Generating Station’s “B” units to secure more power and create thousands of jobs across the province. As part of the preparation for refurbishment, the government has authorized OPG to sign a $2.1 billion contract with CanAtom for early engineering and procurement to prepare for the execution of the Retube Feeder and Boiler Replacement Program, creating more than 2,400 jobs across the province. . . . .

OPG will now proceed with the Project Definition Phase of the project, which will last through 2026. The government is supporting OPG’s $4.1 billion budget for this phase of work, bringing the total investment to date in the project to $6.2 billion. . . . ."

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