For the second time in as many weeks, New Brunswick’s Energy and Resource Development Minister Rick Doucet spread the news: his province welcomes nuclear energy.
“Your government sees energy as a way to grow the economy,” said Doucet of the province’s $10 million dollar investment into a nuclear research cluster.
Companies are taking notice of New Brunswick’s open energy stance as it looks to add to the only nuclear reactor in Atlantic Canada at Point Lepreau. Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC), an American-based company, recently announced a partnership with the province and an investment of $5 million into research and operations in New Brunswick. They are bringing jobs and industry to the struggling city of Saint John.