Broader benefits of Westinghouse’s AP1000 Project include skill and cluster development, as well as climate, safety and community engagement Climate, safety and community Skills development Nuclear cluster development engagement • Westinghouse’s skills development activity • Canada’s extensive nuclear cluster and • Westinghouse is committed to safety with half supports efficient and safe operations and supply chain would be strengthened by new of the world’s nuclear power stations already provides opportunities for employees in investment in the AP1000 Project. safely using its technology. Canada. • Canada's nuclear industry already has a • Westinghouse has committed to net-zero GHG • The AP1000 Project will provide cutting-edge significant footprint in the economy, supporting emissions by 2050 and has reduced its Scope nuclear skills with significant investment 76,000 jobs annually. 1 emissions by 20% and Scope 2 emissions by planned to enable training of a Canadian 31% from its baseline year of 2019. • Westinghouse is an important part of this workforce. cluster, with Westinghouse Canada • The planned AP1000 Project in Canada would • Westinghouse is building partnerships with headquartered in Peterborough, Ontario and provide carbon-free energy to power over three local educational institutions such as over 250 employees in Canada. million homes. awards to Fleming College and supporting • The AP1000 Project would further bolster this • The AP1000 Project can cut 28 million metric female STEM students at Ontario Tech. cluster with Westinghouse planning to make tonnes of CO emissions relative to using fossil 2 • High-skilled roles created with plans to aid in local procurement a key component of its fuels, equivalent to removing six million cars the training of over 1,600 local employees to investment plans, with the majority of total from the road. work at the AP1000 Project once operational. capital expenditure expected to be spent in • Westinghouse is a proud member of the Many of the roles created will be highly skilled, Canada. Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business’ including engineers, chemists and nuclear Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) technicians. program. 9 PwC | The Economic Impact of a Westinghouse AP1000 Reactor Project in Canada
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