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  • 'That's not true': Canadian official takes on Bowen's claim that Ontario artificially drives down cost of nuclear energy with $6 billion in government subsidies

    By Annelise Nielsen

    A top Canadian nuclear official has corrected Energy Minister Chris Bowen's claim that energy bills in Ontario are cheap due to provincial government subsidies, as debate rages over Peter Dutton's landmark proposal for reactors in Australia.

    Canada is a world leader in nuclear energy, and often held up as a case study for what Australia could achieve if we were to pursue nuclear power.

    Our countries have similar systems of government, geography and decarbonisation goals that make Canada a valuable source of insight for what there is to gain, and the potential risks too. 

    Nuclear power has been operating safely in Canada since the 1960s.

    The province of Ontario has three nuclear facilities that generate about 60 per cent of the province's energy.

    Canada uses a model of reactor called the CANDU reactor.

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    June 24, 2024