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Peskotomuhkati Chief denounces Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s public hearing process as a ‘feel good exercise’

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Other News Sources

(June 9, 2022) Indigenous sovereignty, sustainable non-nuclear futures, and critical perspectives lost in the fray.

Posted in New Brunswick Power, Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety | Leave a comment

Key project at Darlington nuclear facility hundreds of millions over budget, delayed

Posted on October 18, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(October 16, 2017) A Global News investigation has uncovered a single component of the Darlington nuclear project could cost half a billion dollars, four-times initial estimates. Auditors say project “plagued” by problems.

Posted in Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Power, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector | Tagged Brady Yauch, Darlington Refurbishment Project, Energy Probe, nuclear costs, nuclear energy, Nuclear Power, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Power Generation, OPG | 3 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: A billion dollars full of nuclear waste

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(November 21, 2013) The Deep Geologic Repository is a make-work project. Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer Health, Hormesis, Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste, Power Generation in Ontario, Radiation | Tagged Deep Geological Repository, Hormesis, Ontario, Ontario Power Generation Inc., OPG, public health | 1 Comment

New Brunswick nuclear reactor set to return to service

Posted on November 14, 2012 by energyprbe

(November 14, 2012) The longs delays and major cost overruns associated with the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant refurbishment, due for completion this fall, underscore the risks associated with nuclear technology, says Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin. “Because it’s nuclear it is inherently hazardous and everything has to go right … every kind of small boo-boo turns into a megaproject boo-boo,” said Rubin, who also notes that the peculiar nature of some of the refurbishment project’s problems has “turned this thing into a laughing stock … like dropping a turbine into the ocean.” Continue reading →

Posted in New Brunswick Power, Nuclear Power | Tagged New Brunswick, Norm Rubin, nuclear hazard, Point Lepreau generating station refurbishment, project cost overruns | 1 Comment

Lawrence Solomon: The Green Goliath takes on nuclear

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

The renewable industry is wrong to claim that it is cost effective. Continue reading →

Posted in Nuclear Power | Tagged environmentalism, Feed-In Tariffs, green energy, Hormesis, Lawrence Solomon, nuclear, Nuclear Power, OSEA, Provincial Auditor, Radiation, renewables, solar, wind | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Just a (nuclear) waste

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(September 9, 2011) Canada’s nuclear industry is again plying the back routes of Ontario’s northlands, looking for a willing host in places like Hornepayne (population 1209) and Ear Falls (population 1153) for a multi-billion-dollar long-term storage facility for the country’s nuclear wastes. Continue reading →

Posted in Hormesis, LNT, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste, Radiation | Tagged Hormesis, Lawrence Solomon, LNT, nuclear, nuclear reactors, nuclear waste disposal, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, NWMO, Ontario, radiation hormesis, spent fuel | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Renewables now bigger than nuclear

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Other News Sources

(May 18, 2011) The world now has more renewable electricity capacity than nuclear capacity, according to a recent report from the Worldwatch Institute. According to its World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2010–2011, just four types of renewables — wind, small-scale hydro, solar, and biomass – accounted for 381 gigawatts (GW) of capacity at the end of 2010, edging past nuclear power’s 375 GW of capacity. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables | Tagged biomass, coal, electricity, fossil fuel generation, green energy, industrial wind turbines, IWT, Lawrence Solomon, natural gas, nuclear, power prices, renewables, solar electricity, subsidies, wind, wind farms, wind power, wind turbines, windmills, Worldwatch | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Nuclear power extremes

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(April 8, 2011) Lawrence Solomon discusses why support for nuclear power from both the left and the right is misguided. Continue reading →

Posted in Nuclear Power | Tagged electricity, ideology, Lawrence Solomon, Nuclear Power, Patrick Moore, Radiation, radioactivity | 4 Comments

Japan crisis won’t deter N.B. nuclear plans: premier

Posted on March 29, 2011 by energyprbe

(March 29, 2011) The premier of New Brunswick says he has no concerns about resuming the Province’s nuclear power generation. However, Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin says that the Point Lepreau nuclear plant will continue to be a safety hazard, even after costly refurbishments. Continue reading →

Posted in New Brunswick Power, Nuclear Power | Tagged David Alward, electricity, New Brunswick, Norm Rubin, Nuclear Power, Point Lepreau, Radiation | 4 Comments

Norm Rubin: Thorium not the miracle solution nuclear advocates claim it is

Posted on March 29, 2011 by energyprbe

(March 29, 2011) Energy Probe director of nuclear research Norm Rubin in the Toronto Star and The Week discussing why thorium is not the solution to the high costs of nuclear energy. Continue reading →