An aerial view of the Pickering nuclear power plant.
Nuclear power was the critical enabler of the 2014 phase-out of coal in Ontario’s electricity system, making the province one of the lowest carbon-emitting jurisdictions in the world. Today, more and more Canadian jurisdictions as well as countries around the globe are considering the role of nuclear as they seek to decarbonize their energy and civil infrastructure to reach net-zero goals while simultaneously ramping up energy output to power their future economies.

The CSA N299 series of standards are helping Canada’s nuclear supply chain apply a new level of quality assurance specifications, thereby strengthening the industry’s capability to deliver the performance needed to ensure its role in the clean energy systems of a net-zero world.