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Nuclear Industry (2546 articles)

Currently, there are four nuclear power generation sites in the Lake Ontario watershed: Bruce Nuclear (on Lake Huron), Pickering, Darlington, and Oswego. There are also a number of manufacturing facilities associated with the nuclear industry, including Cameco in Port Hope and GE in Peterborough. Contaminated wastewater, air emissions, releases of hot cooling water, intake pipes, and waste all affect Lake Ontario’s natural environment.

AECL discussed in House of Commons (Nov 4, 2011)

November 12th, 2011

Mr. François Lapointe (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, NDP):Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the government quietly revealed that it will spend more than $800 million on AECL this year alone.Many people may say that massive overspending on the nuclear crown corporation is par for the course for the government, but what is different this time is that it has... (more)

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Waterkeeper comments on next step in Cameco Vision 2010 EA

November 3rd, 2011

BY EMAILCaroline Ducros, Environmental Assessment Specialist Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 280 Slater Street, P.O. Box 1046, Station B Ottawa, ON K1P 5S9 Email: caroline.ducros@cnsc-ccsn.gc.caCC: Aldo E. D’Agostino, Project Manager, Vision 2010 Cameco Corporation, Fuel Services Division 1 Eldorado Place, Port Hope, ON L1A 3A1 Email:... (more)

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Radiation doses of 1,769 health care workers under-reported for four years – thestar.com

October 29th, 2011

A system used by 1,769 health care and research workers to measure their workplace radiation exposure may have under-reported radiation levels since 2008, says the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.The commission says a “calculation error” in the management system used by the devices is responsible for the low readings.The errors led to potential under-reporting of... (more)

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Correction Request: Nuclear power is not “non-emitting”

October 12th, 2011

BY EMAILThe Honourable Joe Oliver Minister of Natural Resources House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Email: joe.oliver@parl.gc.caOctober 12, 2011Dear Minister Oliver:Re: Press Release, “Minister Oliver Announces New Chair and CEO of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited”We are writing to correct a serious error in a recent statement made via press... (more)

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Notice of Judicial Review – Darlington

October 3rd, 2011

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Greenpeace Canada, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Northwatch and Ecojustice have asked a federal court to stop government agencies from approving construction of new nuclear reactors at Darlington until an environmental assessment is fully completed and shows the project won’t negatively impact the environment or human health as required by... (more)

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Environmentalists go to court to halt new Ontario nuclear reactors

September 29th, 2011

Risks to Lake Ontario and surrounding communities unclear after flawed assessmentSeptember 29, 2011 (TORONTO) — Environmental groups have asked a federal court to stop government agencies from approving construction of new nuclear reactors at Darlington until an environmental assessment is fully completed and shows the project won’t negatively impact the environment or... (more)

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Environmental groups to announce legal proceedings to stop new nuclear project in Ontario

September 28th, 2011

Press conference at Sheraton Centre Hotel on September 29, 2011September 29, 2011 (TORONTO) - Environmental groups trying to protect the environment and human health will make a major announcement about legal proceedings to stop the construction of new nuclear reactors by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) at Darlington. If successful, the groups will stop the federal... (more)

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Parties keep quiet on Ontario’s nuclear future – thestar.com

September 20th, 2011

Ontario is on the verge of a multi-billion-dollar leap into a renewed nuclear future.But despite the industry’s history of huge cost over-runs, and the shadow of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the issue has sparked almost no debate in the current election campaign.While noisy demonstrations and debates occur regularly about wind power, nuclear has slid beneath the... (more)

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Darlington nuclear panel conclusions a stab in the dark

September 13th, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE67 unaddressed issues threaten people, the environment, and Ontario’s economyTORONTO (September 13, 2011) – Greenpeace and Lake Ontario Waterkeeper have asked federal environment minister Peter Kent to reconvene the panel responsible for reviewing Ontario Power Generation's proposal to build new reactors at the Darlington nuclear site. The panel... (more)

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OPG cleared for up to four new reactors

September 8th, 2011

Darlington’s new nuclear project recently received the all clear for up to four new reactors to be added to the current site, pending approval from the feds.The joint review panel for the nuclear power plant project, which had been tasked with investigating any adverse environmental effects caused by the project, announced that it has submitted its report to the federal... (more)

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