Small modular reactors study raises ‘war on science’ concerns among renewable energy proponents

The House Science Committee is hearing expert testimony about small modular reactors, an emerging technology touted by some as a low-carbon energy option, while critics argue the science doesn't support their deployment.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured right on the Hill recently, made an announcement on March 17 of an investment of $27.2-million in a small modular reactor project by Westinghouse Electric Canada, known as the the eVinci micro-reactor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

June 16, 2022

Renewable energy advocates are renewing alarm calls with the federal government regarding small nuclear fission reactors, which they argue need more scientific review before the emerging technology is funded and deployed in communities across Canad...

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