Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said he is looking forward to the role nuclear energy will play not just in the province but across the nation.
At the Canadian Nuclear Association’s CNA West Conference at TCU Place in Saskatoon on Tuesday, Moe announced that SaskPower will invest $6.3 million over the next six years to establish four new nuclear research chairs at post-secondary institutions in Saskatchewan.
Moe said $6.3 million will be used to establish industrial research chairs and nuclear engineers at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina.
In addition, $3 million will be invested in the Fedoruk Centre for research chairs at Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the First Nations University of Canada.
According to a media release from the provincial government, this fun