• OPG and Port Hope sign MoU to explore large-scale nuclear generation. • Plan targets 10 GW capacity, creating 10,000 jobs and powering 10 million homes. • OPG submitted Initial Project Description to Impact Assessment Agency in January. • Agreement aims to build world’s largest nuclear station at Wesleyville site. • Collaboration includes full impact assessment and regulatory approvals.

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  • Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the Municipality of Port Hope signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a proposed 10‑GW nuclear facility at OPG’s Wesleyville site. The MoU follows OPG’s submission of an Initial Project Description to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and commits both parties to work through the assessment, regulatory approvals, and licensing. OPG has provided CAD 5 million in growth‑readiness funding and opened a Discovery Centre in Port Hope. The project could deliver up to 10,000 MW of capacity-enough for 10 million homes-over a 78‑year lifespan, with construction slated to begin in 2033 and first units online by 2040.

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