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St Lawrence Seaway at risk from shipment of old nuclear reactors

the idea of having nuclear waste traveling on Lake Huron, through the Welland Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway is raising concerns among the region’s environmental groups……..

Nuclear waste worries groups, SEAWAY CARGO: Canadian plant awaits OK for its shipping plan, Watertown Daily Times By JAEGUN LEE, JULY 14, 2010, A Canadian nuclear power station is planning to ship 16 decommissioned radioactive steam generators through the St. Lawrence Seaway this September.

And although the company’s application is pending the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s approval, the idea of having nuclear waste traveling on Lake Huron, through the Welland Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway is raising concerns among the region’s environmental groups……..

Watertown Daily Times | Nuclear waste worries groups

July 15, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear decommissioning, nuclear secrecy, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactors, uranium