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He said governments and companies in the United States, China, United Kingdom, France and South Korea are all researching and developing mini-nuclear reactors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are making those steps now, this is a very competitive space now, and if we don\u2019t move on it now then we lose out,\u201d O\u2019Regan said.<\/p>\n
\nThis is a very competitive space now, and if we don\u2019t move on it now then we lose out<\/p>\n
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O\u2019Regan<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The federal government believes there\u2019s an opportunity to deploy SMRs in remote locations, including in the territories, where diesel generators continue to be a major part of the electricity mix and a large source of emissions in the region.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s action plan enshrines nuclear energy as a key part of the Liberal\u2019s desire to reduce emissions and transition the country\u2019s electricity mix away from carbon-based energy, but it will face some opposition from the Green Party and the Bloc Quebecois, which favour energy sources such as wind and solar power.<\/p>\n
Nuclear energy does not emit carbon, but it creates waste in the form of used uranium, which is part of the reason it is opposed by green groups despite its ability to provide carbon-free baseload electricity generation.<\/p>\n
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