Posted AT 1:12 PM EST on 19/08/08
Quebec to refurbish nuclear reactor
BECANCOUR, Que. — Quebec will retain its toehold in Canada's nuclear industry by going ahead with a major retrofit of its lone nuclear power plant.
Hydro-Québec announced Tuesday it will spend $1.9-billion to overhaul the aging Gentilly-2 plant near Trois-Rivières.
It is hoped the extensive renovations will extend the power plant's life span to 2040.
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