Nova Scotia—Ontario MOU Signing on Small Modular Reactors
Premier Tim Houston, also the Minister of Energy, and Stephen Lecce, Ontario's Minister of Energy and Mines, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on small modular reactors at One Government Place in Halifax today, October 23. While small modular reactor technology will not be established in Nova Scotia soon, the memorandum of understanding outlines several areas for collaboration between the provinces. The news release is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/10/23/nova-scotia-learn-ontario-small-modular-reactors
Premier Tim Houston and Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines, have agreed to work together to explore small modular reactor technology as a clean energy option. They signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Small Modular Reactors in Halifax today, October 23. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Premier Tim Houston listens to Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines, as the Minister took media questions about Ontario’s work to deploy Canada’s first small modular reactor technology. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Premier Tim Houston and Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines, prepare to sign the MOU. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Under the MOU, Nova Scotia and Ontario will collaborate in several areas, including sharing knowledge and expertise, public education on the economic and environmental benefits of nuclear energy and small modular reactors, and talking to the federal government about regulatory approvals. (Province of Nova Scotia)