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Category Archives: Nuclear Economics
CANDU Flawed
(August 25, 1997) In the belly of the nuclear beast, the massive domes of the reactors rise ominously to a height of more than 45 m, their radioactive interiors visible only through the thick windows of airlocks. One level up at Ontario Hydro’s sprawling Pickering station, 40 km east of Toronto, steam-driven turbines crouch under an array of blue, green and yellow pipes. Continue reading
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CANDU falls on hard times
(August 14, 1997) Problems have plagued Ontario’s nuclear program. CANDU, Canada’s much-touted nuclear power generator, has long been advertised as the best in the world. But it has falled on hard times in Ontario. Continue reading
Ottawa skips reactor advice
(August 11, 1997) Warnings about environmental impact ignored in Candu sale to China, documents show. The federal government ignored its own consultants’ warnings about the need for environmental studies when it signed a contract to sell nuclear reactors to China last November. Continue reading
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Update on the Ontario select committee on Ontario Hydro nuclear affairs
(October 21, 1997) Energy Probe, a national environmental and consumer advocacy organization, presented its five recommendations to the Ontario Select Committee on Ontario Hydro Nuclear Affairs yesterday evening. Continue reading
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Canada Sells Controversial Nukes Abroad
(February 10, 1997) On a trade tour last month, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien gave Thai, Korean, and Filipino officials a familiar pitch: Buy Canadian nuclear power plants – the world’s safest and most efficient. Continue reading
Statement by Bill Blaikie in the House of Commons
(November 26, 1996) Statement by Bill Blaikie in the House of Commons November 26, 1996 re: CANDU sale to China. CANDU REACTOR November 26, 1996. Continue reading
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CANDU export to China imminent
(November 11, 1996) The Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout (CNP) is expecting the Chrétien government to announce the conclusion of the sale of two CANDU reactors to China at the end of this month. Continue reading
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CANDU exports study to be released
(November 4, 1996) Document critical of imminent CANDU export deal to China. Ottawa ~ The Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout (CNP) will release a new study entitled “Exporting Disaster: The Cost of Selling CANDU Reactors” at a news conference on November 6, 1996. The news conference will be held at 10:00 AM in the Charles Lynch Press Conference Room (130S Centre Block, House of Commons, Ottawa). Continue reading
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Feeding the nuclear dragon CANDUs for China?
(October 1, 1995) The sale of CANDU reactors to China will be a disastrous deal for the people of both Canada and China. The cost to Canadian taxpayers will be enormous, since the cost of AECL and the CANDU reactor continue to require a massive subsidy of about $200 million per year. Continue reading
Decision on access to documents
(May 1, 1992) Application for the production of federal cabinet and interprovincial cabinet documents in a challenge of the Nuclear Liability Act. Continue reading
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