CBC·4 min read·hard
Canada built its nuclear industry to avoid foreign fuel. Its new reactors will depend on it
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Ontario is transitioning to new small modular reactors (SMRs) that require enriched uranium, marking a shift away from Canada's traditional Candu reactor technology. Critics argue this move compromises Canada's energy sovereignty by creating a dependency on foreign fuel enrichment services.
It marks a sharp departure from the Candu reactor system, which gave Canada — the world's second-largest uranium producer — a largely domestic nuclear supply chain for more than half a century.
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