What nuclear energy means to Canada

The Canadian nuclear industry employs about 30,000 people directly and 100,000 indirectly. About half of Ontario's electricity, which is among the cheapest in the world, now comes from CANDU reactors. Canada is the largest producer of uranium in the Western World. Canadian nuclear research is the most effective among the G7 nations in terms of electricity produced per research dollar spent to the end of 1988, but also total Canadian expenditure on nuclear research was less than that of any other G7 nation. CANDU stations are world leaders in reliability. Canada has been active in developing spin-off benefits for medicine, agriculture, and industry. Future benefits may include district heating concepts, tar-sand extraction, fusion energy, and others