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Canada's $3 Billion Nuclear Project: 18,000 Jobs, Clean Power

10/25/2025

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $3 billion investment with Ontario Premier Doug Ford to build Canada's first small modular reactors at the Darlington Nuclear Station.
The project will deliver 1,200 megawatts of clean electricity to about 1.2 million homes by 2030.
Construction will create 18,000 jobs.
It will sustain 3,700 jobs annually, inject $500 million into the local supply chain and add $38.5 billion to GDP over 65 years.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $3 billion investment with Ontario Premier Doug Ford to build Canada's first small modular reactors at the Darlington Nuclear Station.
The project will deliver 1,200 megawatts of clean electricity to about 1.2 million homes by 2030.
Construction will create 18,000 jobs.
It will sustain 3,700 jobs annually, inject $500 million into the local supply chain and add $38.5 billion to GDP over 65 years.