Geography, energy: Canada’s nuclear energy production

Self-tutoring about energy sources: the tutor mentions Canada’s nuclear energy production.

On the west coast, one might not hear much about nuclear power. Yet, around 15% of Canada’s electricity comes from it. It’s second behind hydroelectric power, which yields 59%.

Perhaps also surprisingly, Canada ranks sixth in the world for nuclear power production.

Source:

world-nuclear.org

www.cer-rec.gc.ca: National Energy Board