b'NUCLEAR ENERGYNAVIGATING THENUCLEAR SPACETr a c y P r i m e a u p u t s h e r e x t e n s i v e e x p e r i e n c e i n t h e n u c l e a r e n e r g y s e c t o r t o g o o d u s e a s s h e b r i d g e s t h e g a p b e t w e e n t h e i n d u s t r y a n d I n d i g e n o u s N a t i o n sBy Nickita LongmanT racy Primeau is an Indigenous womanfromtheNipissing FirstNationwithover35 yearsofexperienceinthe nuclear energy sector. Since retiring,shehasbeenanactive memberofWomeninNuclear (WiN) Canada and sits on the board ofdirectorsforOntarioPower Generation (OPG). Additionally, in 2022,Primeaufoundedherown consulting company called Agile Bear Consulting. Primeaus success in the nuclear energy sector is not exactly repre-sentative of the career trajectory of a woman of her generation, let alone an Indigenous woman. Primeau hasInterestingly, when Primeau beganInstead,Primeauquicklyrealized broken many molds and defied manyher consulting work with Agile Bear,that her consulting work was better expectations during her successfulshe expected to be inundated withsuited towards bridging the relation-multi-decade career in an impor- queries on how to run a nuclear busi- ship between the energy sector and tant resource industry. When sheness. This was, after all, her area ofIndigenous Nations. Thats the knowl-first started, she was one of the fewedge people were seeking to acquire women to become a CNSC-licensedexpertise, having worked almost 20 and more so, needed to acquire.Authorized Nuclear Operator and theyears in nuclear operations at Bruce only female shift manager to work herPower, and 11 years at Ontario Hydro/ Primeaurecentlysatdownwith way up from the shop floor.OPG before that.Indigenous Business Report to discuss 44A CCIB PUBLICATIONFall 2025'