June 22, 2026
Nuke dreams, comment screams
Canada is looking to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years
Canada wants 10 reactors, but the comments are already melting down
TLDR: Canada wants to start building up to 10 new nuclear plants and spend over $100 billion to boost clean power and jobs. Commenters are split between "finally, build something real" and "this is just another giant promise," making the real showdown less about reactors and more about whether anyone trusts the timeline.
Canada just dropped a huge power move: a plan to kick off up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years, push Canadian reactor sales overseas, and double uranium exports. Ministers framed it as a clean-energy comeback and a jobs machine, with talk of tens of thousands of new jobs and more reliable electricity as demand grows. The price tag, though, is eyebrow-raising: more than $100 billion, with no clear answer yet on who’s footing the bill. Naturally, the internet did what it does best — immediately turned the announcement into a cage match.
The loudest reaction? "Nice plan, now actually build it." One side says Canada is surprisingly ahead, pointing to real work already happening at Darlington, with one commenter basically giving the country a gold star: "Nice job, Canada." The other side was far less charitable, mocking the headline itself and arguing this is about starting projects, not finishing them. One commenter went full savage, saying that shifts the idea from "impossible" to "laughable." Ouch.
Then came the classic energy-food-fight: nuclear vs. wind and solar. Supporters argued Canada has uranium, experience, and a respected homegrown design, so why wouldn’t it lean in? Critics shot back that there are other ways to build clean power and accused politicians of selling promises like they’re already results. Add in ethics-screen side drama around Prime Minister Mark Carney and reactor competition, and the comments section basically became Chernobyl-level hot — minus the radiation, plus way more sarcasm.
Key Points
- •Canada’s new national nuclear strategy envisions up to 10 new reactors over the next 15 years as part of a broader plan to expand low-carbon electricity supply.
- •The strategy calls for two new large-scale reactors to begin construction by 2035, five more to be planned or under development by 2040, and at least one reactor under construction outside Ontario by 2035.
- •Canada currently has four nuclear power plants that generate about 15 per cent of the country’s electricity, and the Darlington project is positioned to host the first small modular reactor in the G7.
- •Federal officials said the reactor construction outlined in the strategy could cost more than $100 billion, but the plan does not specify a funding model.
- •The strategy also seeks to expand Canadian nuclear exports by entering at least four new international markets by 2040 and increasing global sales of Candu reactors and uranium.