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The Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) commissioned a study in 2024 to understand the potential energy needs of Canada out to 2050, along with the potential role of nuclear in that future scenario. The study examined existing Canadian electricity demand forecasts, emerging demand trends, and characterized the associated potential for nuclear energy development. This Executive Summary is a brief, non-technical version of the full report.

The success of the required ramp-up in clean and secure nuclear energy relies on the large-scale deployment of a fleet of standardized designs that are acceptable in multiple countries around the world. Such deployment relies on efficient project reviews, approvals, and licensing to achieve economies of scale across the supply chain and into operation, ultimately increasing the certainty in project reliability, deployment costs and schedules, while maintaining safety. This report outlines a new step-wise phased approach that could drive efficient international regulatory design review activities, facilitating the ability of one regulator to leverage all, or part, of the outcomes from reviews undertaken by other regulators to support their own regulatory process.

From the food we eat to the water we drink to the energy we use, our lives have been made safer and healthier because of nuclear science and its innovative applications. This is nuclear’s important, yet often forgotten, contribution to global sustainable development. The supporting facts are set out in this document.