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Why are we creating this strategy?
1. To grow understanding of the nuclear sector in Durham.
Community members, councillors, municipal staff, MPs and MPPs today and tomorrow are educated about the nuclear sector so that decision-making respects the residents of nuclear host communities.
2. To attract innovation and strengthen the local economy.
Durham Region is the Canadian Centre of Excellence for Energy Innovation. We want to attract more clean energy jobs to power Ontario and foster a world-leading nuclear education, research and development ecosystem.
1. To grow understanding of the nuclear sector in Durham.
Community members, councillors, municipal staff, MPs and MPPs today and tomorrow are educated about the nuclear sector so that decision-making respects the residents of nuclear host communities.
2. To attract innovation and strengthen the local economy.
Durham Region is the Canadian Centre of Excellence for Energy Innovation. We want to attract more clean energy jobs to power Ontario and foster a world-leading nuclear education, research and development ecosystem.
3. To protect and sustain our community.
Durham is an exceptional place to live, learn, work and raise a family. We will ensure that our community continues to thrive throughout the lifecycle of nuclear generation in Durham.
4. To become a leading municipality in the nuclear sector.
We want to partner with local area municipalities, industry, and higher levels of government to become respected leaders in the development of nuclear policy, attract new investments, and help shape decisions that affect the Region.
Quick Facts
There are three nuclear sites in Durham: Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, and Port Granby (Port Hope Area Initiative).
Nuclear electricity has been generated in Durham since 1971.
The nuclear sector is Durham’s largest employer (over 8,000 local jobs).
The sector is growing. OPG recently opened the Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability in Pickering and is planning to build a new small modular reactor and relocate its headquarters to Clarington.
Ontario Tech University offers Canada’s only undergraduate degree in nuclear engineering.
About 34% of Ontario’s electricity is generated in Durham from emissions-free nuclear.
OPG creates medical isotopes which are used to diagnose and treat health conditions such as heart disease and cancer.
Used fuel is currently stored at Pickering and Darlington until the Nuclear Waste Management Organization constructs a deep geologic repository to store it long-term.
Local Area Municipalities (such as the City of Pickering and Municipality of Clarington)
Local Indigenous Communities
Local Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
Local Colleges and Universities
Regional Council and Committees (for example, Durham Nuclear Health Committee)
Ontario Power Generation
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries
Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities
Province of Ontario including the Ministry of the Solicitor General and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Government of Canada including Natural Resources Canada, Public Safety Canada, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Engaging with the Community and Stakeholders (July - September)
Durham's Nuclear Strategy is currently at this stage
We want to hear from you. Take the survey, email us your questions and answer our polls.
Documenting What We Heard (Late Summer/Early Fall)
this is an upcoming stage for Durham's Nuclear Strategy
The project team will report back on what we heard from the community and stakeholders.
Developing the Strategy (Fall)
this is an upcoming stage for Durham's Nuclear Strategy
We will use community and stakeholder input to help develop the Region's first Nuclear Sector Strategy. The Strategy will be presented to Regional Council for approval.
Strategy Launch (Winter)
this is an upcoming stage for Durham's Nuclear Strategy
Pickering, Durham and OPG to study Canada’s largest nuclear decommissioning project
