REGINA - A leaked report suggests the area around Lake Diefenbaker would be the best potential site for a nuclear power plant in Saskatchewan.
The report, prepared for SaskPower and leaked to CBC Radio, recommends a site on the eastern shore of the lake between the Gardiner Dam and the town of Elbow.
It says plant output would be split between Saskatchewan and Alberta.
But the report also says that if SaskPower wants to advance the project, future studies should be done to assess competing uses for Lake Diefenbaker's water.
The lake provides domestic supply for about 40 per cent of the province.
Saskatchewan is the world's largest uranium producer.
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