Projects / prj-starcore-pinawa
StarCore demonstration reactor at the Whiteshell Laboratories site, Pinawa
StarCore Nuclear and the Local Government District of Pinawa plan StarCore's first SMR demonstration at the former Whiteshell Laboratories site, with groundbreaking planned for fall 2026 and operation by the end of 2028, subject to environmental assessment and CNSC licensing. Output is not stated.
- Stage
- Announced
- Design
- Design not selected (SMR)
- Technology
- Not selected · unknown
- Operator(s)
- StarCore Nuclear
- Vendor(s)
- —
- Location
- Whiteshell Laboratories site, Pinawa · Canada · precision: undisclosed
Searchable without an invented map pin. - Coordinates
- undisclosed / not plotted
- Electrical capacity
- — · scope: plant
- Thermal capacity
- —
- Modules planned
- —
- Inclusion basis
- smr_by_vendor_claim_with_capacity_check
- Confidence
- medium
- Last verified
- 2026-10-02 (publication/verification date)
Milestones & dated events
- No dated milestones recorded yet.
Regulatory actions
- None recorded in this release.
Sources
- StarCore: Pinawa demonstration reactor (company_primary, accessed 2026-10-02)