Saskatchewan Sets a 2042 Target for a Large Nuclear Reactor
Saskatchewan says it wants to have a large nuclear reactor online by 2042. Separately, it has narrowed the location for further study of its small modular reactor construction to the Rafferty site near Estevan. The two tracks are distinct: the 2042 date is attached to a large reactor, while the SMR side is still at the stage of choosing where more work gets done, not a final decision to build at a named site.
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The date that matters isn't 2042. It's the gap between a target date and a siting study: one is an announcement, the other is a decision someone eventually has to sign.
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Narrowing the SMR study to Rafferty near Estevan is at least movement on that second front, even if it stops short of a commitment to build.