From Canada.com

EDMONTON - A nuclear power plant proposed for northern Alberta would create about 2,700 long-term jobs and $280 million in annual labour income for the area, says the company that may build the facility.

The 10-year site preparation and construction period alone would generate $12 billion for the Alberta economy, and $7.3 billion for the Peace River region, according to a preliminary study commissioned by Ontario-based Bruce Power Alberta.

There would be about 1,900 full-time jobs at the plant, and 800 indirect jobs in the region, it says.

Peace River is located about 480 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

The report is the first step toward a more thorough assessment of the social and environmental impact of the $6.2-billion plant, CEO Duncan Hawthorne said Tuesday.

"While more work needs to be done, this early report paints a good picture of the economic benefits our proposal would bring to Peace Country."

Earlier this year, the company filed an application with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for permission to prepare the site at Lac Cardinal, 30 kilometres west of the town, for two to four Candu reactors that would generate as much as 4,000 megawatts of electricity.

The company has said nuclear power would be a greener alternative to natural gas to fuel Alberta's oilsands projects.

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