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EDMONTON — Alberta is launching a new round of public engagement on the role nuclear power could play in the province’s future electricity grid, with a series of information sessions set for December and January.
The Nuclear Energy Engagement and Advisory Panel will host virtual and in person meetings to explain how nuclear energy works and gather input from residents, municipalities and industry. The province says the goal is to help assess whether nuclear technology could support long term electricity needs as demand grows.
Parliamentary secretary Chantelle de Jonge said meeting Alberta’s power needs is essential to the province’s economic success and the panel is eager to hear directly from the public.
Two webinars for general audiences are scheduled for Dec. 8 and Dec. 10. A separate session on nuclear safety and waste management will be held Jan. 16. Registration details are available on the province’s website.
Feedback from the sessions will be analyzed and included in a final report due to the minister of affordability and utilities by March 31. The report will guide the government’s nuclear energy roadmap.
The province says additional engagement, including meetings with Indigenous communities and more in person sessions, will be announced in the new year.
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