The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) will now serve as the primary organization responsible for micro-Small Modular Reactor (microreactor) development in the province. The SRC will also be the sole organization authorized to hold the regulatory licenses and be the licensed operator of microreactors in the province, while the sector is in the early stages of commercial development.
The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan, announced funding of $6 million to support the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) at their Rare Earth Processing Facility.
As the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) approaches its target of commissioning North America's first, vertically integrated Rare Earth Processing Facility by the end of 2024, a $4,990,000 million investment from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) will help secure Canada's supply of rare earth elements (REEs) essential for the development of global modern technology.
Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) recently awarded a $2-million prize to the Circular City consortium— the winner of DND's Pop-up City contest. SRC's Integrated Energy Systems team collaborated with Innocorps Research Corp. and a consortium of tech companies to develop the world’s first demonstration, rapidly deployable microgrid capable of recycling wastewater to purified potable water for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Today, multiple Saskatchewan organizations signed letters of intent (LOI) with Khalifa University of Science and Technology to jointly explore collaborative projects. Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) signed an LOI related to the operation and industrial applications of microreactor technology.
Today, Premier Scott Moe announced $80 million for the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) to pursue the demonstration of a microreactor in Saskatchewan. SRC will apply the research and knowledge gained from the licensing and deployment of an initial microreactor to support the Saskatchewan nuclear industry to better understand this type of technology and the potential for future microreactor projects in the province.
Today the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and North West College announce a new, innovative plastic welding pilot program that will be the first-of-its-kind in Saskatchewan. This exciting collaboration represents a significant step forward in addressing the growing demand for skilled professionals in the field of plastics welding.
Today, the Provincial Secretary Don Morgan, on behalf of Premier Scott Moe, announced that one emerging leader, two individuals, and four teams from the public service will receive the Premier's Award for Excellence in the Public Service for 2023.
Immigration and Career Training and Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison, is leading a delegation to the United Kingdom (UK) and Poland. The mission's focus is on expanding opportunities in agriculture, critical minerals, innovative technology, immigration and talent attraction. The UK stop includes an event with the Critical Minerals Association, which will showcase Saskatchewan's capabilities in critical minerals, with a particular focus on Saskatchewan Research Council's (SRC) experience in rare earths processing.
SRC celebrated 20 years of providing strong value and economic impacts to the Saskatchewan economy by releasing its 2022-23 economic impact numbers which continue that tradition.
