Alberta will conduct public consultations this fall on integrating nuclear power into its energy portfolio, as it strives to find better ways to power remote rural areas with high energy demands, Premier Danielle Smith says.
The topic of constructing reactors in Alberta has long been under discussion, Smith said during a July 7 press conference hosted with Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
Alberta is interested in units capable of supplying power to the province’s oilsands operations rather than relying on natural gas, a source that emits greenhouse gases, she noted.
Discussions are set to begin anew in September or October, when Alberta’s parliamentary secretary for affordability and utilities Chantelle de Jonge will conduct nuclear consultation sessions….