Alberta exploring safe, small-scale nuclear technology

[Raekwon]

[Scroopy Noopers]

Finally!

[PepsiFree]

Without having a firm grasp on timelines or what any commitment is beyond exploration, this is a win for the UCP. Great step in the right direction.

[Ozy_Flame]

Yep this is a step in the right direction for sure. I support this partnership with the other provinces.

[Robbob]

Isn't the SMRs something that Bill Gates was working on? May be a perfect time to get Bill Gates involved. Would be a feather in the cap for a province to get a person like him involved.

[CaptainCrunch]

Bought franking time, I've been on this for a long time as a great diversification idea into the clean energy world in a big way.


Now we need to be able to generate weapons grade materials and start up our Nuclear weapons industry (I kid on the last part of course)

[Red Slinger]

Yep, this is a good move by the UCP and certainly has a lot of positive potential.

[agulati]

Echo the sentiment that it is a good move by the province. Looks to be very early stages though.

[PsYcNeT]

I love the idea, now let's see them implement it without a bunch of crony capitalism.

[TorqueDog]

Something positive out of this provincial government, finally!

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

I love the idea, now let's see them implement it without a bunch of crony capitalism.

... ah f--k.

[puckedoff]

This is our chance to arm ourselves and fight our way out of the confederation!

[Tyler]

Glad to see this

[Azure]

One would think that all the engineers that work in O&G should easily be transitioned into nuclear, solar, wind, etc.

Alberta should have a massive headstart on clean energy over the other provinces if they handle it correctly.

[Ozy_Flame]

I see no reason why Alberta can't continue to be an energy leader in multiple energy fronts. The recent Tesla battery storage facility from TransAlta is a really cool portfolio. There is also massive solar projects going up around the province which is great to see. I would like to see how the small-scale nuclear program is put into action though - that will be a bit of a test.

I don't think any reasonable person sees O/G going away, it just will simply be a (gradually smaller but hugely important) piece of pie in our energy sector among other existing and new energy sources/technology. These new projects show confidence in the energy market which is great news at the moment.

[afc wimbledon]

so they are going to attempt to harness the annual meltdowns in Edmonton? good idea, could power the province for the forseeable future.

[ken0042]

SMR Technology.
S-M-R-T?

[Bunk]

Fully support

[White Out 403]

Wow. Good the UCP, this is a good idea and I'm sort of surprised they're doing it. But ya, totally on board

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I see no reason why Alberta can't continue to be an energy leader in multiple energy fronts. The recent Tesla battery storage facility from TransAlta is a really cool portfolio. There is also massive solar projects going up around the province which is great to see. I would like to see how the small-scale nuclear program is put into action though - that will be a bit of a test.

I don't think any reasonable person sees O/G going away, it just will simply be a (gradually smaller but hugely important) piece of pie in our energy sector among other existing and new energy sources/technology. These new projects show confidence in the energy market which is great news at the moment.

O&G will transition into specialized needs if the demand for actual 'fuel' goes down. Which it will with the rise of electric cars.

However, Alberta & Canada has proven that we can use natural gas as a clean energy source, and if we keep developing technology there, there is no reason we can massively reduce the overall emissions created.

[Locke]

This is a big part of what I want to see this Province do.

Use our resources to transition to a new energy source.

You want to puff out your chest and consider yourselves leaders in renewable energy, this is a great way to start!

Now...can we get Comrade Diyatlov to start training a new crop of Nuclear engineers? That guy sure knew his stuff!