First SMR in North America To Be Operational in 5 Years

First SMR in North America To Be Operational in 5 Years

Ontario Power Generation will build a CAD$7.7B Small Modular Reactor (SMR) at the Darlington site, targeting a 2030 launch.

North America's First SMR Completed Within Five Years, and It Will Be Canadian - Economic Scenarios

The Ontario government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to build the first of four small modular reactors ( SMRs ) at the Darlington New Nuclear Project site. OPG says it will be the first utility-scale commercial SMR in North America, with an expected entry into service date of 2030, and the first new nuclear plant built in Ontario in more than three decades. The Ontario government’s support for the C$20.9 billion project came…