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Decommissioning of Gentilly 1

Ken Collier, 7 Feb 26

As in many industrial projects, many of the hazards come to be known only after the project is well under way or, very often, completed and discontinued.  Gentilly 1 is one of those projects.  Like others, the Gentilly 1 detritus presents grave dangers to living things as the building, equipment and supplies are taken apart.  Complete public review of the decommissioning of Gentilly 1 is required, in my view.  It should not be skipped or sidestepped in any way. 

Notice of the project was posted on the website of the federal impact assessment agency, but it bears scant resemblance to formal and complete impact assessments, and  the public is instructed to send comments to the private consortium, rather than to the federal authorities responsible for making the decision. 

To cite Dr. Gordon Edwards, president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (CCNR):  “Heavily contaminated radioactive concrete and steel would be trucked over public roads and bridges, through many Quebec and Ontario communities, to the Chalk River site just across the Ottawa River from Quebec.”

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