SaskPower has identified the Estevan and Elbow areas for future study as the host of small modular reactors (S-M-R).

The Elbow study area encompasses the area around Lake Diefenbaker, from Gardiner Dam to the Diefenbaker Dam. The Estevan study area includes the  Boundary/Rafferty Dam and the Grant Devine Dam.

To select these study areas, SaskPower looked at proximity to a suitable water supply, existing power infrastructure, workforce, nuclear regulations and standards, and learnings from past generation siting projects.

A final decision on whether to build an S-M-R won’t happen until 2029.