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Diversity is key: why we should pursue all options to meet climate change goals

With the recent announcement by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that Global First Power’s application for a licence to prepare site for an SMR project at the Chalk River Laboratories is moving into formal licence review, we are one step closer to bringing SMRs to market in Canada.

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BY FRED DERMARKAR
June 7, 2021

Opinion | BY FRED DERMARKAR | June 7, 2021

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Diversity is key: why we should pursue all options to meet climate change goals

With the recent announcement by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission that Global First Power’s application for a licence to prepare site for an SMR project at the Chalk River Laboratories is moving into formal licence review, we are one step closer to bringing SMRs to market in Canada.

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