Saturday, December 6, 2008

Estevan Came Close To Being Preferred Site For Nuclear Power Plant

By Norm Park of The Mercury

According to the Saskatchewan government administration and Bruce Power officials, southeast Saskatchewan and the Estevan area in particular, was nearly selected as a preferred site to build a 1,000 megawatt nuclear powered electrical generating station.
The company released its feasibility study last week and it revealed that Estevan and area scored high on the desirability index but ultimately finished second behind a preferred location somewhere between North Battleford and Prince Albert in northwest Saskatchewan beginning sometime in 2011.


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Read More from Park HERE and reaction from Business Manager Neil Collins

Sask. Party likes nuclear pitch