Nuclear Energy Education in New Brunswick

Abstract

As outlined in Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Roadmap, provinces and territories have been encouraged to include energy options, such as nuclear energy, in grade and high school curriculum development to promote an informed understanding of all energy options in Canada¹.

From the utility and vendor perspective, increased understanding and interest in nuclear energy at the grade and high school level can support the development of the next generation of nuclear workers in New Brunswick and Canada.

This paper describes the approach taken by New Brunswick Power (NB Power), in collaboration with the New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) and other important partners, to facilitate nuclear energy education in New Brunswick.