# Trade source — World Nuclear News

URL: https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/proposal-for-canadian-marine-based-SMR-plant
Title: Proposal for Canadian marine-based SMR plant
Date: September 1, 2026

Use in article:
- Corroborates the core announcement and frames it as a proposed 50 MWe Prodigy Transportable Nuclear Power Plant in Belledune.
- Reports the First Nations-owned pilot framing, the New Brunswick LOI/offtake/support claim, early-2030s target, planned operations/maintenance hub and Indigenous Energy Innovation Visitor Centre.
- Adds a useful technical distinction from Prodigy: TNPPs are described as purpose-designed marine-fabricated buildings for operating reactors, not simply barges with reactors onboard.
- Notes next steps: proponent venture organization, site selection and characterisation, reactor technology down-selection, Licence to Prepare Site application, and Final Investment Decision objective within 18 months.

Caution:
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