June 28, 2021

Advanced Small Modular Reactor Development in New Brunswick 

Update on the Advanced SMR Cluster in New Brunswick 

New Brunswick continues to make progress towards the development and deployment of  advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMR) – the next generation of nuclear technology.  

For New Brunswick: 

• 2,600 jobs per year (Direct and Indirect) 

• Over $11B in Provincial GDP (Direct and Indirect)  

• Over $1.2B of Provincial tax revenue  

For all of Canada (including New Brunswick): 

• 13,000 jobs per year (Direct and Indirect) 

• Over $59B in Federal GDP (Direct and Indirect)  

• Over $5.2B of Federal tax revenue