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(October 19, 2001) WASHINGTON – A threat against the Three Mile Island nuclear plant was seen yesterday as a potent reminder about the vulnerability of energy supplies that keep U.S. home computers humming, cars and trucks rolling down the highways, and manufacturers’ assembly lines moving. Continue reading →

(October 19, 2001) When you mention security and flying, you’ll probably think of big passenger planes and major airports. But many Canadians rely on smaller planes to commute – or take short trips for pleasure. Continue reading →

(October 18, 2001) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant received a “credible threat” on Wednesday, promoting officials to shut down two nearby airports and dispatch military aircraft to protect the facility. Continue reading →

(October 18, 2001) Recent claims in the media about Canada’s nuclear reactors being sitting ducks for a terrorist attack prompted Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), the Crown corporation that runs the facilities, to issue a formal statement Tuesday, October 16. It claims that a repeat of the World Trade Center attacks is highly unlikely because Canada’s reactors “are small targets, and it would take a high degree of skill to achieve a direct impact on a single unit.” Continue reading →

(October 17, 2001) Northern Ohio’s ticking time bombs. Two gigantic nuke bombs are ticking in northern Ohio, fully availabe to terrorists. Continue reading →

(October 16, 2001) The CF-18 fighter planes that have recently been stationed at the Trenton, Ont., air-force base are there in part to help protect Ontario’s nuclear stations from air attacks, according to environmental and municipal sources. Continue reading →

(October 14, 2001) OTTAWA – The unusual design of Candu nuclear power stations like Pickering makes them peculiarly vulnerable to a terrorist attack, says the author of an accident risk study prepared for a Senate committee. Continue reading →

(October 13, 2001) Investigators probing the Sept. 11 terror attacks have been told that a Kuwaiti man was found with documents detailing Canadian atomic-energy facilities and disease-control labs. Continue reading →

(October 12, 2001) Canadian Nuclear Safety Commissioner Chris Barnes is right to be “incredulous” and “amazed” that Ontario still has no nuclear emergency plan. Continue reading →

(October 12, 2001) Because of the threat of a terrorist attack, we urge you to immediately order the temporary shutdown of the 12 nuclear power reactors now operable in Ontario. Ontario can rely on additional coal-fired and oil-fired production and, if necessary, electricity imports from neighboring provinces to meet our needs for the immediate future. Ontario is in a period of low electricity demand and has substantial fossil generating and import capacity at this time, allowing you to take this precautionary move without interrupting service to customers. Continue reading →