Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, Clarington, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
Ontario Power Generation
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Start: on 8 May 2025 the Province of Ontario "formally authorized OPG to proceed with full-scale nuclear construction" (POWER). Completion: "Once in service by the end of 2030, the first BWRX-300 SMR unit will be capable of generating 300 megawatts" (APPA, 9 May 2025).[1]Ontario Power Generation began construction of the first of four 300 MW BWRX-300 small modular reactors at Darlington on 8 May 2025, a month after the CNSC licence to construct; the first unit is due in service by the end of 2030 at a cost of C$7.7 billion.
C$7.7B
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