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Category Archives: Nuclear Power
Ontario Hydro couldn’t recoup $410 million in penalty fees
(March 4, 2002) Ontario Hydro had to kiss $410 million goodbye, thanks to a deal like the one that Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. is offering New Brunswick. Continue reading
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Belgian cabinet approves nuclear phase-out bill
(March 1, 2002) BRUSSELS, March 1 (Reuters) – Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said on Friday that his cabinet would ask parliament to pass a controversial bill to shut down the nation’s nuclear reactors by 2025, emulating similar moves by Sweden and Germany. Continue reading
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NB Power pegs Lepreau cost at $845M
(February 28, 2002) Lepreau the sequel will not go into cost overruns, like the original project, according to plams released by NB Power Monday. Continue reading
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NRC upgrades security at U.S. nuclear
(February 27, 2002) WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued orders Tuesday to all 104 of the nation’s nuclear power plants, upgrading the high-level security measures already in place. Continue reading
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Environmentalists split on Point Lepreau refit
(February 27, 2002) Environmentalists are divided on whether NB Power should rebuilt its nuclear power station at Point Lepreau. Continue reading
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Energy Probe director speaking at Watchdog meeting
(February 26, 2002) Norm Rubin, a professional in the field of nuclear energy, has been invited by Port Hope’s Nuclear Environmental Watchdogs to talk to the community Wednesday night about his values and principles and how they relate to Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Continue reading
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Nuclear-waste woes
(February 6, 2002) If nuclear power’s expansion awaits only a repository for its waste, an assumption repeatedly expressed in this article, then we would expect to find that waste problems caused nuclear power’s failure to provide economically priced electricity while paying back its original investment. Continue reading
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Romanian reactor loans protested
(February 1, 2002) Toronto: Leading energy critic Energy Probe has submitted a formal complaint to the federal government over a $390 million loan by Ottawa’s Export Development Corporation (EDC) to the Cernavoda-2 nuclear reactor project by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited in Romania. Continue reading
Nuclear plants targeted
(January 31, 2002) U.S. intelligence agencies have issued an internal alert that Islamic terrorists are planning another spectacular attack to rival those carried out on September 11. Continue reading
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Terrorists had diagrams of nuclear power plants
(January 30, 2002) US President says terrorists had diagrams of nuclear power plants; NRC must move now on major upgrade of security against attack. Continue reading
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