Nova Scotia to learn from Ontario’s nuclear efforts as part of new agreement

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier says the province will learn from Ontario’s nuclear efforts as part of a new agreement he signed with its energy minister.

Ontario’s Minister of Energy Stephen Lecce and Tim Houston, who appointed himself as Nova Scotia’s energy minister two days ago, held a press conference in downtown Halifax to sign the memorandum of understanding on the topic of small modular reactors.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says small modular reactors are smaller in size and have a smaller energy output than traditional nuclear power reactors.

The commission also says the smaller reactors have enhanced safety features.

Houston says Nova Scotia will not be using small modular reactor technology in the near future.

He says the agreement with Ontario means the province