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Fixed-price hydro no deal
(July 27, 2001) Consumers who haven’t signed a fixed-price contract are likely to pay about 4.3 cents a kilowatt hour for electricity under Ontario’s new market system, says a study conducted for the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading
Hydro utilities lag in plans for new market, board says
(July 25, 2001) Many local utilities are months behind scheduale preparing for Ontario’s new competitive electricity market, according to the Ontario Energy Board. Continue reading
Natural gas price drops 11% in July
(July 10, 2001) The retail price of natural gas has dropped 11 per cent this month, and is likely to drop another 20 per cent or more early this fall, says Enbridge Consumer Gas. Continue reading
Future now for fuel cell?
(June 4, 2001) “Around here, we call it Saudi Arabia in a box,” says Andrew Stuart, patting the washing machine-sized metal box that can turn ordinary tap water and household electricity into fuel for cars. Continue reading
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The real agenda in Walkerton
(June 30, 2001) Ontario Premier Mike Harris survived his appearance yesterday before the Walkerton inquiry. More than survived: He triumphed. Continue reading
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Guiding and Controlling Ontario’s Future Water and Wastewater Services:
(June 25, 2001) Guiding and Controlling Ontario’s Future Water and Wastewater Services: User Pay and Full Cost Pricing, Independent Economic Regulation, and Strengthened Environmental Law Enforcement Continue reading
Emerging Safety Problem in CANDU reactors
(June 13, 2001) Recently discovered flaws in the CANDU reactor at Point Lepreau in New Brunswick (Canada) have raised concerns about safety, inspection and management issues associated with the Canadian CANDU reactor design, in Canada and internationally. Continue reading
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Nuclear liability fallout
(June 12, 2001) The situation in Canada under our Nuclear Liability Act is very significantly worse than the situation in the United States under Price-Anderson. Specifically, Canadian nuclear accident victims can count on $75-million total compensation, while Americans can count on US $9.09-billion. For every dollar U.S. victims could get, we get much less than a penny. Continue reading
GOTHENBURG: The next big Protest?
(May 29, 2001) Brussels, 26th March: Friends of the Earth today released a leaked document prepared by the Commission which is destined to eventually be presented to Finance Ministers to sanction a subsidy for the nuclear power industry. The paper asks for 2 billion Euro for loans to enable more nuclear power plants to be built in Member States, Accession countries and the former Sovient Union. Continue reading
Cernavoda-2, the second CANDU under construction in Romania, is to be completed
(May 23, 2001) A commercial contract has been signed to complete unit two of Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant at a cost of 689 million US dollars. The contract was signed by Romania’s state-owned utility Nuclearelectrica, Canada’s Atomic Energy Corporation (AECL) and Ansaldo of Italy in the presence of dignitaries including Romanian prime minister, Adrian Nastase and the ambassadors of Italy and Canada. Mr. Nastase said earlier this year that completion was “a priority” The “finalisation schedule” covers a period of 54 months with the unit scheduled to achieve first criticality in the 49th month. Nuclearelectrica said on site works would be led by “an integrated management team” including experts from AECL, Ansaldo and Nuclearelectrica. Continue reading
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