A number of steps need to be taken, including in legislation, to lay the groundwork to build up Canada’s enrichment capacity
In the push to decarbonize power generation in Canada, many provinces have begun to explore deploying nuclear power to help eliminate carbon-emitting sources, just as many countries are doing.
The looming expansion of nuclear power generation is leading to growth in the uranium mining industry in northern Saskatchewan, but some industry observers are pointing to another pressing area in need of further development: the enrichment of uranium.
Esam Hussein, an emeritus professor at the University of Regina’s Department of Engineering and Applied Science who has done extensive research on nuclear energy, said a number of provinces, including Saskatchewan, are looking to deploy reactors that will require enriched uranium to generate power.
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