Projects / prj-sask-rafferty
SaskPower Rafferty SMR (Estevan area)
Saskatchewan (29 Sep 2026) selected Rafferty near Estevan for further SMR study with a goal of at least 600 MW. Prefer this selection over older two-alternative-site descriptions.
- Stage
- Siting
- Design
- BWRX-300 (SMR)
- Technology
- Boiling water reactor (BWR) · light_water
- Operator(s)
- SaskPower
- Vendor(s)
- GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy
- Location
- Rafferty site near Estevan · Canada · precision: approximate
Approximate Rafferty Dam / Estevan area selected for further SMR study. - Coordinates
- 49.145, -103.0
- Electrical capacity
- 600 MWe (net) · scope: plant
- Thermal capacity
- —
- Modules planned
- —
- Inclusion basis
- smr_by_design_class
- Confidence
- high
- Last verified
- 2026-10-01 (publication/verification date)
Milestones & dated events
- No dated milestones recorded yet.
Regulatory actions
- None recorded in this release.
Sources
- Saskatchewan Rafferty SMR selection (government_primary, accessed 2026-10-01)