17 June 2008 -- Ontario's Liberal government says it plans to build nuclear reactors alongside the existing Darlington nuclear plant near Toronto.
Three nuclear companies–Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Westinghouse and Areva NP of France– have been asked to bid on Canada's first new nuclear reactors in 15 years. Bids are due by October and province leaders say they plan to make a decision by the end of the year.
The Darlington plant, run by government-owned Ontario Power Generation, was chosen over the privately-operated Bruce nuclear plant because of reportedly limited transmission capacity from Lake Huron to the Toronto area.
The plants would be the first new nuclear facilities constructed in Canada since Darlington was completed in 1993. Prior to Darlington, Gentilly 2, a 675 MW reactor, opened in Quebec in 1983, and before that, the 635 MW Point Lepreau facility opened in New Brunswick in 1981.
A price tag on the new units will not be available until after the bidding process is finished. The new reactors are scheduled to be completed by July 2018.
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