The application was developed collaboratively between OPG and GE Hitachi, and comprises a number of information packages that will be submitted to the CNSC in sequence, over the next six months. This licence is required before any nuclear construction work on the SMR at Darlington can begin, said an OPG statement.
This licence submission comes after another significant milestone, the beginning of site preparation activities earlier in October.
Site preparation work consists of non-nuclear infrastructure activities, such as clearing and grading a portion of the new nuclear site to build roads, utilities and support buildings. Execution of site preparation work is planned to continue into 2025.
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