Interest has been expressed in Western Canada, where CANDU reactors are being considered as heat and electricity sources for the energy-intensive oil sands extraction process, which currently uses natural gas. Energy Alberta Corporation announced 27 August 2007 that they had applied for a licence to build a new nuclear plant at Lac Cardinal (30 km west of the town of Peace River, Alberta), with two ACR-1000 reactors going online in 2017 producing 2.2 gigawatts (electric)."Company begins process to build Alberta's 1st nuclear plant", CBC News, 28 August 2007. A 2007 parliamentary review suggested placing the development efforts on hold."Canada wary of nuclear power for oil sands", Reuters, 28 May 2007. The company was later purchased by Bruce Power,"Bruce Power Signs Letter of Intent With Energy Alberta Corporation" , Marketwire, 29 November 2007. who proposed expanding the plant to four units of a total 4.4 gigawatts."Bruce Power to prepare Alberta site", World Nuclear News, 14 March 2008. These plans were upset and Bruce later withdrew its application for the Lac Cardinal, proposing instead a new site about 60 km away."Bruce thinks again on Alberta site" , World Nuclear News, 9 January 2009. The plans are currently moribund after a wide consultation with the public demonstrated that while about of the population were open to reactors, were opposed.
Interest has been expressed in Western Canada, where CANDU reactors are being considered as heat and electricity sources for the energy-intensive oil sands extraction process which currently uses natural gas. Energy Alberta Corporation announced 27 August 2007 that they had applied for a licence to build a new nuclear plant at Lac Cardinal (30 km west of the town of Peace River, Alberta), with two ACR-1000 reactors going online in 2017 producing 2.2 gigawatts (electric)."Company begins process to build Alberta's 1st nuclear plant", CBC News, 28 August 2007. A 2007 parliamentary review suggested placing the development efforts on hold."Canada wary of nuclear power for oil sands", Reuters, 28 May 2007 The company was later purchased by Bruce Power,"Bruce Power Signs Letter of Intent With Energy Alberta Corporation" , Marketwire, 29 November 2007. who proposed expanding the plant to four units of a total 4.4 gigawatts."Bruce Power to prepare Alberta site", World Nuclear News, 14 March 2008 These plans were upset and Bruce later withdrew its application for the Lac Cardinal, proposing instead a new site about 60 km away."Bruce thinks again on Alberta site" , World Nuclear News, 9 January 2009. The plans are currently moribund after a wide consultation with the public demonstrated that while about of the population were open to reactors, were opposed.