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Limit on nuclear liability law challenged

Posted on August 7, 1985 by energyprbe

(August 7, 1985) If a nuclear disaster similar to Chernobyl happened in Canada, the nuclear industry would pay only a fraction of the cost of the damage to people, homes and property because it is protected by a federal law, documents filed in the Supreme Court of Ontario say. Continue reading →

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CANDU Reactors – buyer beware

Posted on December 31, 1969 by energyprbe

(December 31, 1969) Every nuclear reactor is a disaster waiting to happen — and CANDU reactors are no exception. Canadian utilities are no longer building CANDU reactors because of their high cost and poor performance. CANDUs have a number of serious technical, and safety problems, as well as the unique environmental problem of tritium emissions. Continue reading →

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