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The nuclear liability case is over
After 10 years and many millions of dollars, our case to strike down the Nuclear Liability Act is over. Our decision to call a halt to the proceedings in this long, long saga, which had at least another two years to run and possibly ten, was not easy — we have a strong case and a history of winning in the higher courts. But it was inescapable. Along with our co-plaintiffs, the City of Toronto and Dr. Rosalie Bertell, we have called it quits.
The Nuclear Liability Act vs Property insurance
(November 1, 1989) Just imagine that, against all calculated odds, a fairly serious accident occurs at one of Ontario Hydro’s nuclear power generators at Pickering. Radioactive contamination is released and everyone living or working within a 15 km radius is ordered to evacuate. Continue reading
Radiation reservation
(November 1, 1989) For 10 years, studies from, Great Britain and the United States have reported that children and young adults living near nuclear facilities have higher rates of leukemia – a nine fold increase in one case – than expected. Now, research into the incidence of childhood leukemia in Ontario has provided disquieting evidence that a similar tragedy could be unfolding closer to home. Continue reading
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Top court to rule on nuclear industry law
(October 10, 1989) The nuclear industry greets almost any question about a nuclear accident with the quick assurance that the changes of such a mishap are so small as to be infinitesimal. Continue reading
Nuclear act loopholes under fire
(June 4, 1989) It’s a nuclear nightmare not even the staunchest critics of atomic power like to visualize: radioactivity spewing from a molten reactor core into the atmosphere, the soil, the water supply, the food we eat and the air we breathe. Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Plant Security, Nuclear Power, Towards Shutdown
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Path cleared for test of nuclear liability law
(April 14, 1989) The Ontario Court of Appeal cleared the way yesterday for a constitutional challenge of a federal law that limits the liability of Canada’s nuclear power utilities in the event of a major accident. Continue reading
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Level of compensation for nuclear accidents ridiculous
(June 16, 1988) The accident at Chernobyl pointed out very clearly that accidents at nuclear power plants can cause immeasurable damage. The accident at Chernobyl pointed out very clearly that accidents at nuclear power plants can cause immeasurable damage to the environment. How, and to what extent, is this kind of damage compensated? Continue reading
Act limiting nuclear liability heads for home strait
(March 31, 1988) Washington – The Price-Anderson Act, the law that defines industry liability in the event of a nuclear power plant accident, is lurching towards renewal in Congress. Attempts to revive it before it expired last summer failed, as did those shortly afterwards. But now the Senate has passed and will shortly send to the House of Representatives its version of the new legislation, and observers from industry, environmental groups and congressional staff agree that final passage appears inevitable. Continue reading
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The Federal Regulation of Electricity Exports
(September 26, 1986) Energy Probe Research Foundation, an independent think tank on energy issues funded primarily by some 20,000 supporters across Canada, supports the government’s desire to deregulate the electricity export sector, as we have supported prudent deregulation in the entire energy sector. Continue reading
Probability Times Consequence: Rational and Scientific, or Just Imprudent?
(May 23, 1986) Originally presented at a Symposium on the Risks and Benefits of Energy Alternatives held at the University of Waterloo. May 20-23, 1986. Continue reading
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