New Brunswick is working with Saskatchewan on developing small modular reactor technologies and a Memorandum of Understanding was signed today (Mon) to renew that partnership. It means the two provinces, along with SaskPower and New Brunswick Power can formally share experiences and knowledge on deployment plans, supply chain development, Indigenous relations, labour market development, regulations and other areas.

Since December of 2019, Ontario, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan have been working together on SMRs through an MOU and Alberta joined in 2021. The MOU continued through June of 2021, then a strategic plan was released in March of 2023, outlining a path forward.

New Brunswick’s Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development, Mike Holland, says his province has expertise to share from four decades of reliable nuclear operations. A final decision on whether to go ahead with a nuclear power project won’t be until 2029.