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Category Archives: Nuclear Power
Environment, energy watchdogs howl at Bruce Power chief’s new nuke hint
(June 14, 2001) There’s no way another nuclear power plant will be built in Ontario, a Sierra Club of Canada official vowed yesterday after Bruce Power’s chairperson hinted one was in the works. Continue reading
Emerging Safety Problem in CANDU reactors
(June 13, 2001) Recently discovered flaws in the CANDU reactor at Point Lepreau in New Brunswick (Canada) have raised concerns about safety, inspection and management issues associated with the Canadian CANDU reactor design, in Canada and internationally. Continue reading
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Nuclear liability fallout
(June 12, 2001) The situation in Canada under our Nuclear Liability Act is very significantly worse than the situation in the United States under Price-Anderson. Specifically, Canadian nuclear accident victims can count on $75-million total compensation, while Americans can count on US $9.09-billion. For every dollar U.S. victims could get, we get much less than a penny. Continue reading
GOTHENBURG: The next big Protest?
(May 29, 2001) Brussels, 26th March: Friends of the Earth today released a leaked document prepared by the Commission which is destined to eventually be presented to Finance Ministers to sanction a subsidy for the nuclear power industry. The paper asks for 2 billion Euro for loans to enable more nuclear power plants to be built in Member States, Accession countries and the former Sovient Union. Continue reading
Cernavoda-2, the second CANDU under construction in Romania, is to be completed
(May 23, 2001) A commercial contract has been signed to complete unit two of Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant at a cost of 689 million US dollars. The contract was signed by Romania’s state-owned utility Nuclearelectrica, Canada’s Atomic Energy Corporation (AECL) and Ansaldo of Italy in the presence of dignitaries including Romanian prime minister, Adrian Nastase and the ambassadors of Italy and Canada. Mr. Nastase said earlier this year that completion was “a priority” The “finalisation schedule” covers a period of 54 months with the unit scheduled to achieve first criticality in the 49th month. Nuclearelectrica said on site works would be led by “an integrated management team” including experts from AECL, Ansaldo and Nuclearelectrica. Continue reading
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Nuclear critic questions future of Lepreau
(May 19, 2001) SAINT JOHN, N.B. – An official with Energy Probe says N.B. Power has a serious problem with the nuclear reactor at Point Lepreau. Continue reading
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Part Two: Indo-Pakistani nuclear war? CANDU!
(May 1, 2001) Ensuring more CANDU sales meant not giving countries a hard time over bothersome issues like safeguards against plutonium diversion, says David Martin, who is a nuclear policy consultant at the Sierra Club of Canada. Continue reading
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Licences renewed for nuclear stations
(April 3, 2001) The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has renewed the operating licences for the Pickering A and B Nuclear Generating stations for a term expiring on June 30, 2003. Continue reading
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CNSC announces decisions on Ontario Power Generation’s Pickering facilities
(March 30, 2001) Following hearings on January 18 and March 8, 2001, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) today announced the following decisions: Continue reading
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Record of Proceedings, including Reasons for Decisions
(February 16, 2001) In the Matter of Environmental Assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act of the Proposed return to service of the Pickering ‘A’ Nuclear Generating Station. Continue reading
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