Four small modular reactors at Darlington to cost $21 billion to build

Four small modular reactors at Darlington to cost $21B to build

Construction on the first modular reactor will begin this year and should be completed by 2030.

Construction of modular nuclear reactors set to start at Darlington station with total cost of $21B

It's part of a larger push from the Ontario government to rely more on nuclear generation to power the province's growing electricity demands

Ontario’s Darlington SMR project to cost nearly $21-billion, significantly higher than expected

The price is far greater than independent observers deem necessary to spark widespread adoption

Four small modular reactors at Darlington to cost $21 billion to build

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The government of the Canadian province of Ontario, as the owner of Ontario Power Generation, has made an investment decision to build the first BWRX-300 reactor at the Darlington nuclear power plant. It is to cost 6.1 billion dollars, or 20 million dollars per MW. In addition, there is 1.6 billion for the infrastructure necessary to service 4 such units, because that is how many are to be built in Darlington. So, at the beginning, it is 7.7 bil…

Four small modular reactors at Darlington to cost $21 billion to build – 105.9 The Region

Ontario is set to spend nearly $21 billion to build four small modular reactors east of Toronto. Officials say construction on the first modular reactor at the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station will begin this year and should be completed by 2030. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved Ontario Power Generation’s plan last month to build the first of four reactors at the site in Bowmanville, Ont. The Independent Electrici…