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Energy policy stymies $200-M project
(January 31, 2001) J.D. Irving Ltd. may place a $200-million Saint John construction project on hold because it looks like New Brunswick’s new energy policy doesn’t go far enough in deregulating electricity, says the company. Continue reading
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Energy policy jumbled, contains no logic
(January 31, 2001) An expert on the Canadian electric power industry says New Brunswick’s new energy policy is a hodgepodge of ideas without a common thread of logic to tie them together. Continue reading
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Environmentalists against nuclear plant overhaul
(January 16, 2001) Fredericton – Environmentalists are turning up the heat in New Brunswick to head off a possible multimillion-dollar overhaul of the aging Point Lepreau nuclear power plant, Atlantic Canada’s only nuclear reactor. Continue reading
Salaries above average
(January 13, 2001) If you think the average annual earnings of $30,000 per year in New Brunswick are too low, you can’t blame NB Power. Continue reading
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Is There Stress Corrosion Cracking in Pickering ‘A’?
(December 14, 2000) THE CHAIRPERSON: We will then move to the oral presentation by Michael Moles. That is presented 00-H29.13A. Continue reading
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Why Pickering-A Should Not Be Restarted Without Approval by an Independent Panel Review
(November 14, 2000) Energy Probe’s comments to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission on the Pickering A – Return to Service, Environmental Assessment Screening Report – CNSC Meeting, December 14, 2000. Continue reading
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New Brunswick energy policy to address regional change
(October 23, 2000) A New Brunswick energy ministry secretariat is finalizing a comprehensive energy policy that will guide the government’s reaction to regional power market liberalization and the development of natural gas. Continue reading
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The Pickering A restart
(October 17, 2000) Ontario Power Generation Inc. is seeking to restart in 2001-2002 the four reactors at its 2,060 MW Pickering A nuclear generating station near the eastern boundary of the City of Toronto, without a full Environmental Assessment Panel Review of needs and alternatives. Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Plant Security, Nuclear Power, Towards Shutdown
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Energy Probe’s comments to the AECB on the Environmental Assessment of the Pickering A Restart
(June 29, 2000) Following are Energy Probe’s comments to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission on Ontario Power Generation’s Draft Submission to AECB entitled “Environmental Assessment Report, Pickering A Return to Service”. dated April 2000. Continue reading
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Nuclear sites the targets in cancer probe
(January 21, 2000) Ottawa – A new national surveillance program will look for higher rates of cancer among people who live near nuclear power stations, uranium mines, atomic research facilities and fuel-processing plants. Continue reading
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