Prairie Power

A Case for Small Modular Reactors in Saskatchewan

Authors

  • Noelle Greuel University of Ottawa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18192/politika.8212

Keywords:

Intermittent renewables, Greenhouse Gas, Nuclear Energy, Small Modolar Reactors, Saskatchewan

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Published

2023-11-25

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023): Politika, the undergraduate journal of international affairs and politics

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