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Northern pipeline a sure thing if gas-fired power plant is built
(April 22, 1998) Saint John – The company building the Sable Island pipeline says a lateral line to Northern New Brunswick will likely happen if NB Power can hammer out an agreement with a Belgium-based power company that wants to build a power generation plant in Belledune. Continue reading
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Feds to probe nurses’ illness
(April 7, 1998) Atomic agency reacts to Hamilton concerns. Canada’s atomic energy regulator will determine if a high incidence of thyroid disease among nurses at the former Hamilton Civic Hospitals can be attributed to a radioactive drug they dispensed in the 1970s and ’80s. Continue reading
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Plant wearing out, says report
(February 20, 1998) Point Lepreau is going to be a huge drain on the finances of NB Power into the next century, warns a provincial report. Continue reading
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Safety attitude at nuclear plant comes under fire
(January 21, 1998) Watchful Eye: Incidents at the Lepreau are becoming all too common for the Atomic Energy Control Board, which warns that the quality of work must improve. Continue reading
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NB Power president refuses to debate environmentalist on future of nuclear power in New Brunswick
(June 30, 1997) NB Power refused today to provide a company representative to appear on the CBC television program “Focal Point” to debate the future of the province’s nuclear program with Thomas Adams, Executive Director of the national environmental and consumer watchdog Energy Probe. Continue reading
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Lepreau’s Lament
(June 20, 1997) Can NB Power count on its aging nuclear plant for power well into the future? The utility thinks so, but a spokesman for a watchdog agency has doubts: Continue reading
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What’s acceptable to nuclear industry shouldn’t be to us
(June 9, 1997) As in most of his writing, and on his Web page, Jeremy Whitlock’s letter (June 4) is a mixed bag: a handful of quasi-religious nuclear-industry “perspective” and a pinch of downright falsehood. Continue reading
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Energy Probe declares victory as NB Power discontinues libel suit
(May 30, 1997) In a letter dated May 23 and received today, counsel for NB Power, Marc Bosse, announced it was discontinuing its liable action against Energy Probe and Tom Adams. Continue reading
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NB Power won’t bully me into silence: Critic
(May 8, 1997) FREDERICTON – A vocal critic of NB Power says he isn’t going to be bullied into silence by a lawsuit brought against him by the publicly owned utility. Continue reading
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NB Power AIMS for and wins apology
(May 7, 1997) Institute says it’s sorry for critical report; utility to drop suit against it, directors today. Continue reading
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