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Category Archives: Towards Shutdown
Nuclear reactions
(March 29, 2002) I read with dissapointment and concern Tom Adams’ lopsided attack on Canada’s nuclear industry (Last Call for AECL Subsidies, March 20). Disappointment because of the lack of balance in the article. Concern because these sentiments had misguidedly been connected to me. Continue reading
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Last call for AECL subsidies
(March 20, 2002) Should Canada continue to bankroll that perennial money loser, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s nuclear reactor sales program? Herb Dhaliwal, the new federal Minister of Natural Resources, will soon be putting that question before the federal Cabinet, along with two reviews designed to inform their opinion. 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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Romanian reactor’s faulty environmental assessment
(January 14, 2002) Energy Probe’s Supplementary Comments on Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s (AECL’s) Cernavoda Reactor 2 Environmental Assessment Summary. Continue reading
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EDITORIAL: Blocking progress
(November 28, 2001) Why does nuclear power industry still need special liability protection? Continue reading
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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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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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The Pickering A restart
(October 17, 2000) Ontario Power Generation Inc. is seeking to restart in 2001-2002 the four reactors at its 2,060 MW Pickering A nuclear generating station near the eastern boundary of the City of Toronto, without a full Environmental Assessment Panel Review of needs and alternatives. Continue reading
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