{"id":472958,"date":"2026-02-13T19:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/472958\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T19:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:14:23","slug":"opg-signs-deal-with-port-hope-ont-to-build-new-large-nuclear-reactor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/472958\/","title":{"rendered":"OPG signs deal with Port Hope, Ont., to build new large nuclear reactor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted February 12, 2026 4:10 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Ontario Power Generation has signed a deal with a municipality east of Toronto to build a new, large nuclear reactor.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the proposed nuclear project in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/port-hope\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Port Hope<\/a>, Ont., would create 1,700 jobs locally and more than 10,000 jobs across the province.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>The OPG submitted its initial project description on Jan. 12 to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada for approval.<\/p>\n<p>Lecce says the agreement with Port Hope is a critical step in the creation of the world\u2019s largest nuclear station that would power up to 10 million homes.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11664222\/bc-school-shooting-victim-lock-library-door-save-classmates\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771010062_873_Maya-Gebala-injured-victim-1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tB.C. school shooting victim tried to lock library door to save her classmates\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11665121\/tumbler-ridge-bc-mass-shooting-victims-school\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771010063_111_RCMP-ALL-VICTIMS-FULL-BOARD.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTumbler Ridge B.C. mass shooting: What we know about the victims\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Port Hope Mayor Olena Hankivsky says the agreement will help achieve long-term economic growth in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The province has been betting big on nuclear, recently completing a refurbishment at nearby Darlington that cost $12.8 billion, as well as building four small modular reactors at the same site and exploring a new, large-scale plant at Bruce Power in Tiverton, Ont.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Toronto<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Staff The Canadian Press 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