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Canada's first mini nuclear power plant to be built in Ontario

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The plant will be the first of four small modular reactors that Ontario Power Generation wants to install, which will cost $20.9 billion. (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Canada's first mini nuclear power plant is to be built in Ontario. Premier Doug Ford's government has given the green light to the province's Power Generation to start this plant. This small modular reactor will generate 300 megawatts of electricity, which can power about 300,000 homes.

The plant will be the first of four small modular reactors that Ontario Power Generation wants to install, which will cost $20.9 billion. The aim is to meet the demand for a huge increase in electricity demand.

The estimated cost of installing the first mini nuclear power plant is said to be $7.7 billion. Ontario is taking this step because electricity demand in the province is expected to increase by 75 per cent by 2050.

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