▁toward ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁an ▁advanced ▁Small ▁Mod ular ▁Re actor ▁Research ▁Cl uster . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁announ c ements ▁of ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁AR C ▁N uc lear ▁( J uly ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁and ▁Mol tex ▁Energy ▁( J uly ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ), ▁each ▁invest ing ▁ 5 ▁million ▁dollars ▁to ▁progress ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁their ▁advanced ▁techn ologies . ▁ ▁Since ▁that ▁time ▁significant ▁development ▁has ▁taken ▁place , ▁including ▁discuss ions ▁on ▁establish ing ▁a ▁supply ▁chain ▁within ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁As ▁indicated ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁N B ▁Power ▁en vis ions ▁commercial ▁demonstr ations ▁of ▁both ▁re actor ▁types ▁at ▁the ▁Point ▁Le pre au ▁site ▁if ▁these ▁advanced ▁techn ologies ▁successfully ▁complete ▁Ph ase ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁C NS C ▁V endor ▁Design ▁review ▁and ▁their ▁financial ▁and ▁project ▁planning ▁predictions ▁continue ▁to ▁show ▁promise . ▁▁ ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Pan - Can ad ian ▁SM R ▁Road map ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 0 1 8 ), ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Ontario ▁and ▁S ask atch ew an ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁deployment ▁of ▁Small ▁Mod ular ▁Re actor ▁techn ologies ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Inter pro vin cial ▁MO U ▁announced ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁N uc