Category Archives: Nuclear Power

Lawrence Solomon: The proliferation President

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Lawrence Solomon

More and more nations are pursuing nuclear options under Obama. Continue reading →

Posted in Nuclear Power, Nuclear Proliferation | Tagged Egypt, iran, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weaponry, President Obama legacy, saudi arabia, Turkey | Leave a comment

Ontario’s HOEP should become HOPE and GAM become GAS

Posted on May 29, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(May 29, 2014) Those who pay attention to their electricity bills in Ontario will recognize the acronyms “HOEP” and “GAM” as two key components in the makeup of our electricity bills.

Posted in Alternative Energy, Conservation, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Renewables | Tagged electricity, green energy, nuclear costs, Ontario electricity, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, subsidies, wind turbines | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: Ontario Power Generation: then and now

Posted on March 12, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(March 12, 2014) Ontario Power Generation (OPG) on March 7, 2014, released its results for the year ended December 31, 2013, which claims they eked out an after tax profit of $135 million on gross revenue of $4.9 billion. Continue reading →

Posted in Electricity, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Renewables | Tagged electricity, green energy, nuclear energy, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant, renewables, wind power | 1 Comment

Parker Gallant: Thunder Bay, gored with the Wynne

Posted on November 24, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(November 24, 2013) Seen by the Liberals and Environmental Defence (ED) as a breath taking moment for Ontario, the high priest of Global Warming, Al Gore arrived in Toronto to heap praise on the Premier and the Ontario Liberal Party at an event at MaRS Discovery District on November 21, 2013. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Manitoba, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Al Gore, Ontario, Ontario Liberals, Parker Gallant, Thunder Bay | 3 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: A billion dollars full of nuclear waste

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(November 21, 2013) The Deep Geologic Repository is a make-work project. Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer Health, Hormesis, Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste, Power Generation in Ontario, Radiation | Tagged Deep Geological Repository, Hormesis, Ontario, Ontario Power Generation Inc., OPG, public health | 1 Comment

Parker Gallant: Wynne Government picks ratepayers pockets for wind turbine developers

Posted on November 17, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(November 16, 2013) While Premier Wynne was out jogging in the countryside – sans any turbines in the background – for the recently released Liberal promo, many of us ratepayers were having our pockets picked. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Renewables | Tagged Climate Change, electricity, green energy, Nuclear Power, Ontario Energy Board, Parker Gallant, wind turbines | 5 Comments

Parker Gallant: Ontario’s environmental commissioner, serving the public or simply sucking up?

Posted on October 15, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(October 14, 2013) On October 10, 2013, Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller released his 194-page annual report titled, “Serving the Public,” and backed it up with a “supplement” that ran to 247 pages. His press conference at 10 a.m. on that day attracted little attention resulting in only minor media coverage. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Utility Regulation and Commodity Deregulation, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Privatization, Renewables | Tagged Climate Change, Crown land, Global Warming, Gord Miller, green energy, Ontario, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, wind power, wind turbines | 3 Comments

New Brunswick nuclear reactor set to return to service

Posted on November 14, 2012 by energyprbe

(November 14, 2012) The longs delays and major cost overruns associated with the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant refurbishment, due for completion this fall, underscore the risks associated with nuclear technology, says Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin. “Because it’s nuclear it is inherently hazardous and everything has to go right … every kind of small boo-boo turns into a megaproject boo-boo,” said Rubin, who also notes that the peculiar nature of some of the refurbishment project’s problems has “turned this thing into a laughing stock … like dropping a turbine into the ocean.” Continue reading →

Posted in New Brunswick Power, Nuclear Power | Tagged New Brunswick, Norm Rubin, nuclear hazard, Point Lepreau generating station refurbishment, project cost overruns | 1 Comment

Listen to Energy Probe on Green Majority

Posted on August 21, 2012 by energyprbe

(August 21, 2012) Energy Probe’s Director of Research, Norman Rubin, joined a roundtable on nuclear energy in Canada hosted by the environmental news radio program ‘Green Majority’ (CIUT FM 89.5), which you can listen to in full at the link supplied. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy Probe News, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Power Generation in Ontario, Renewables | Tagged Canada's Nuclear Liability Act, energy supply in Ontario, Norman Rubin, Renewable Energy | Leave a comment

Candu strike could threaten service to 34 units worldwide

Posted on July 10, 2012 by energyprbe

(June 22, 2012) Even if the strike is not affecting Candu’s current business, and the engineers eventually return to work, Candu may end up primarily a servicing company for its old reactors. Meanwhile, skepticism regarding the completion of two new reactors planned for Darlington and the refurbishment of four existing units remains high. “The Darlington Refurbishment is like something from Alice and Wonderland,” says Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin. Continue reading →