Saskatchewan’s government has released a new energy plan built around tapping the province’s significant uranium resources.
The Saskatchewan Energy Security Strategy and Supply Plan was announced Oct. 21 by the Saskatchewan Party government, and focuses on developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) that use the province’s uranium deposits to provide energy security and grow exports. The Opposition provincial NDP says it will release its own alternative energy plan later this year.
“The Government of Saskatchewan is committed to a nuclear future utilizing our amazing Saskatchewan uranium resource to power our province and provide a secure energy future,” said Crown Investments Corporation Minister Jeremy Harrison in an Oct. 21 statement….