Programmes and agreements / prg-ca-src-microreactor-demonstration
Saskatchewan Research Council microreactor demonstration programme (Westinghouse eVinci project cancelled, reactor…
In November 2023 the Government of Saskatchewan announced $80 million for the Saskatchewan Research Council to pursue licensing and demonstration of a first Westinghouse eVinci microreactor, with the location to be determined during regulatory processes. In April 2026 SRC told the Legislative Assembly's Economy Committee that Westinghouse had cancelled the eVinci project and that SRC had put the reactor installation on pause while it continues to follow other microreactor technologies. No site, licence application or construction was recorded.
- Type
- Government programme
- Countries concerned
- Canada
- Region named by the sources
- Saskatchewan
- Participants and roles
- Research: Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC)
- Government: Government of Saskatchewan
- Developer or vendor: Westinghouse Electric Company
- Designs named
- eVinci
- Scale as stated
- one initial microreactor (eVinci, described as capable of five megawatts of electricity), $80 million provincial funding · 1 unit stated
- Announced or first reported
- 27 Nov 2023
- Status
- Status not established
Paused: SRC told a legislative committee on 15 April 2026 that Westinghouse cancelled the eVinci project and that the reactor installation project is on pause, SRC continues microreactor siting and… - Confidence
- medium
- Last checked
- 2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)
Related deployment projects
- No related deployment project is recorded here.
Sources
- Government of Saskatchewan Funds Microreactor Research (government_primary, published 27 Nov 2023, accessed 2026-10-14)
- Saskatchewan Research Council Receives Government Funding for Project Development (company_primary, published 27 Nov 2023, accessed 2026-10-14)
- Standing Committee on the Economy, Hansard, 15 April 2026 (government_primary, published 15 Apr 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)
- SRC Nuclear (company_primary, accessed 2026-10-14)