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Originally Posted by TSXCman
Been looking into this for a few years and glad to see some action!
Anyone know companies outside of BWXT for long term investments to support this?
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Originally Posted by Coach
What are the companies who will be sought out to be doing this? Happy to be moving to nuclear, especially in a stable landscape. Does potential harsh cold have an impact on nuclear? Hopefully this works out, love to see some diversification.
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http://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/react...w/index.cfm#R2
This is a list of the SMR vendors who are currently working with the federal Nuclear Safety Commission. Global first power/Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp have already submitted an application to build at Chalk River.
Several other companies are working on variants of these reactors stateside and elsewhere including NuScale (Fluor) and Oklo (private) who are building pilots just south of us at Idaho Falls, but I think it would be more likely to see anyone engaging with the CNSC now to be the first to propose projects in Canada despite Oklo’s design being very appropriate for northern communities.
Biting some of SNC Lavalin or Fluor would expose you to some of these options.
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Originally Posted by para transit fellow
I think that last person I want lead designing a nuclear project is an O and Gas engineer with 25 years of o&g projects
Just like I don't expect my orthopedic surgeon to start doing general medicine for the Alberta government.
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OPG or Bruce would jump at the chance to open offices out here and retrain. You’ll still need O&G engineers and other skilled workers focused on heat integrations and balance of plant for the cogeneration options available with these modular designs.
Edit: you’d be surprised at the % of executive suite O&G content in Calagary right now that also has direct experience with nuclear power. Many have worked in Ontario, New Brunswick or elsewhere.