Exploring a Coal-to-Nuclear Transition: Repurposing of Legacy Coal Assets to Locate Small Modular

Table of Contents

• Exploring a Coal-to-Nuclear Transition Repurposing of Legacy Coal Assets to Locate Small Modular Reactors in Alberta 1
• Volume 1711 August 2024 1
• TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
• Exploring a Coal-to-Nuclear Transition Repurposing of Legacy Coal Assets to Locate Small Modular Reactors in Alberta 3
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
• POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 4
• INTRODUCTION 4
• 1. THE POTENTIAL C2N TRANSITION IN ALBERTA 5
• 1 .1 COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS AND SMALL MODULAR REACTORS 5
• 1 .2 THE C2N TRANSITION IN A REGULATORY CONTEXT 5
• 2. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK GOVERNING C2N TRANSITION PROJECTS 6
• 2 .1 . FEDERAL REGULATORY REGIME 7
• 2 .2 . PROVINCIAL REGULATORY REGIME 8
• 2 .3 AUC DECISIONS ON RETROFIT PROJECTS 8
• 3. REMAINING ISSUES IN THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 10
• 3 .1 DIVISION OF ROLES BETWEEN FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL ALBERTA REGULATORS 10
• 3 .2 PIP UNDER THE AUCS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 11
• CONCLUSION 12
• REFERENCES 13
• About the Authors 16
• About The School of Public Policy 17