A Study of the Potential Application of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for Electricity Generation in the Northwest Territories ...

• Main Author: Hojjati, Niloofar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Faculty of Graduate Studies 2013
• Subjects: Canada; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/30017; https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/51607

Canada’s Northern territories face numerous challenges in the development and generation of energy. The harsh Northern climate, geographically dispersed population, and lack of electrical grids have contributed to a unique pattern of energy use in the North which is notably different than the rest of Canada. This unique environment has resulted in electricity costs that are approximately ten times higher than that of the Canadian average. The North is highly dependent on imported oil for the majority of its electricity generation. This in turn has led to a staggering level of greenhouse gas emissions or GHG which has had a serious impact on the Northern climate, with Northern temperatures becoming warmer at a rate five times that of the global average. The staggering level of GHG emissions, the high cost of electricity as well as the accelerating warming trends in the Northern climate serve as evidence for a dire need of change in policy. A key to the long term development of reliable and sustainable supply ...