ARC Projects
The race to net zero is creating significant market interest for aSMRs as corporations and countries everywhere must find low-emitting solutions over the next decade to ease the transition and meet global deadlines of 2050.
Point Lepreau
New Brunswick, Canada
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Point Lepreau Site, Maces Bay
New Brunswick, Canada
Project Description
In 2023, NB Power submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) registration document to the Department of Environment and Local Government (DELG), and a License to Prepare Site Application to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the planning, construction and eventual operation of an ARC SMR at the NB Power property on the Lepreau Peninsula. The SMR selected by NB Power to supply the New Brunswick grid is the ARC-100 reactor, which is a sodium-cooled fast reactor that will generate between 286 MWt and 429 MWt to yield 100 to 150 MWe of electrical net output. The final determination of output will be provided in the LTC (License to Construct) application.
About NB Power
As New Brunswick’s power company, NB Power is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity that powers the homes, businesses and communities of more than 400,000 customers.
NB Power is committed to enhancing New Brunswickers’ lives by providing clean, competitive and reliable energy solutions. Part of this commitment includes investments in energy efficiency programs, energy solutions, renewable energy sources and smart grid technology.
With 12 hydro, coal, oil, natural gas and diesel-powered generating stations as well as the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station and the Shediac solar farm, NB Power maintains and operates one of the most diverse generation fleets in North America and the only nuclear generating station in Atlantic Canada. NB Power has a total generating capacity of 3,799 MW, with an additional installed generating capacity of 594 MW, including 499 MW of renewables, provided by third parties through power purchase agreements.
Milestones
2023
- NB Power submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and a License to Prepare Site Application (LTPS) to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
- Local Government asks for Public Opinion on EIA
2020
2018
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