Future Prospects
The ACR-1000 has been submitted as part of Ontario's request for proposal (RFP). Bruce Power, which has acquired Alberta Energy, is also considering it for deployment in Western Canada, both for power generation, or for steam generation (used in processing oil sands). The province of New Brunswick has accepted a proposal for a feasibility study for an ACR-1000 at Point Lepreau.
AECL was marketing the ACR-1000 as part of the UK's Generic Design Process but pulled out in April 2008. CEO Hugh MacDiarmid is quoted as stating, ""We believe very strongly that our best course of action to ensure the ACR-1000 is successful in the global market place is to focus first and foremost on establishing it here at home."
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