lear ▁Research ▁Site ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁involving ▁N B ▁Power , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁AR C ▁N uc lear , ▁and ▁Mol tex ▁Energy ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁develop ▁small ▁mod ular ▁react ors ▁at ▁the ▁Point ▁Le pre au ▁site . ▁This ▁was ▁further ed ▁when , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁S ask atch ew an ▁announced ▁a ▁collaboration ▁deal ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁small ▁mod ular ▁react ors . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁nuclear ▁power ed ▁elect rical ▁generating ▁station ▁in ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁had ▁been ▁discussed ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁For ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁engine ers ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁Electric ▁Power ▁Commission ▁visited ▁A E CL ' s ▁Ch alk ▁River ▁Labor ator ies ▁to ▁keep ▁ab re ast ▁of ▁the ▁latest ▁tr ends ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁F ormal ▁tal ks ▁between ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Disc uss ions ▁acceler ated ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁oil ▁crisis , ▁as ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁began ▁to ▁seriously ▁consider ▁options ▁for ▁divers ifying ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ' s ▁elect rical ▁generation ▁and ▁reduce ▁its ▁reli ance ▁on