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Concern over safety got nuclear regulator fired

Keen served as president of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, which shut down the nuclear reactor in Chalk River over safety concerns. The government said it had lost confidence in her and terminated her appointment.

Former nuclear regulator named to Eastern Ontario health authority By pauline tam, Ottawa Citizen February 14, 2011 Continue reading →

February 15, 2011 Posted by | Canada, civil liberties | Leave a comment

Radioactive shipments across Great Lakes exceed international safety limits

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission  has agreed that this shipment clearly exceeds the international safety limits for total amount of radioactivity allowed on a single ship.”

Blue Mountains mayor continues to rail against radioactive shipments Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin – Ontario, CA, 11 Feb 2011, THE BLUE MOUNTAINS — Mayor Ellen Anderson of The Blue Mountains is not happy that sixteen radioactive waste steam generators from the Bruce Powers nuclear station could be shipped out of Owen Sound and across the Great Lakes.Anderson said she was disappointed with the decision of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to approve the shipment of on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Continue reading →

February 12, 2011 Posted by | Canada, safety | Leave a comment

Canada’s massive nuclear waste problem threatens Saskatchewan

the amount of nuclear waste currently awaiting disposal is massive. “Two million spent fuel bundles now exist in Canada,” said Harding, “and if the reactors that are in operation today complete their projected cycle, that’ll double.”

Ontario to transfer nuclear waste to Saskatchewan | The Sheaf, ANDREW GLUM  10 Feb 2011, Saskatchewan may become the future home of a high-level nuclear waste dump, but Jim Harding and the Coalition for a Clean Green Saskatchewan intend to prevent that Continue reading →

February 11, 2011 Posted by | Canada, wastes | Leave a comment

Censorship of Dr Helen Caldicott in Port Hope, Ontario

Last November, Dr. Caldicott was due to speak in Port Hope, Ont., when she found herself persona non grata there. Cameco, a producer of uranium fuel for nuclear power plants around the world, is a major employer in this town of 16,000 on Lake Ontario.

‘Barred’ from Port Hope: An interview with Dr. Helen Caldicott, rabble.ca, By Cathryn Atkinson| February 8, 2011 Renowned Australian physician and anti-nuclear activist Dr. Helen Caldicott has for four decades lectured around the world about the medical dangers inherent in the use of radioactive materials for nuclear energy and weapons. Her work was captured in the 1982 National Film Board of Canada short documentary, If You Love This Planet, which won an Oscar. Continue reading →

February 10, 2011 Posted by | Canada, civil liberties | 2 Comments

St Lawrence River to get radioactive shipment 50 times over international limit

the shipment would exceed by 50 times the international allowable limits for a single shipment of radioactive waste in inland waters…..

Nuclear shipment angers municipalities By Cheryl Cornacchia, THE GAZETTE February 7, 2011 – City of Montreal officials have joined critics from across Quebec and Ontario in condemning a decision to allow a huge shipment of radioactive waste to travel through the St. Lawrence Seaway……. Continue reading →

February 8, 2011 Posted by | Canada, water | Leave a comment

Fight will continue to stop radioactive shipment across Great Lakes

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities initiative — representing 73 cities, on both sides of the borders, from Thunder Bay to Rimouski, Que. — says its own analysis of the proposed [radioactive] shipment shows that it violates safety regulations.

Critics of Bruce Power say fight is ‘not over’ – thestar.com, Dan Robson, 5 Feb 2011, A controversial decision to allow Bruce Power to ship 16 radioactive, school-bus sized generators through the Great Lakes will be met with protests and appeals to the Harper government, critics say. Continue reading →

February 7, 2011 Posted by | Canada, opposition to nuclear | Leave a comment

Legal case on unsafe transport of radioactive device

Although such radioactive exposures are rare, they are not unheard of.

Charges laid for unsafe transportation of radioactive device  Vancouver Sun, By Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald February 2, 2011 A case involving rarely used nuclear safety charges — and a radioactive device that travelled unlocked from northern Alberta to Ottawa — will be heard in a Calgary courtroom next month. Continue reading →

February 4, 2011 Posted by | Canada, safety | Leave a comment

How ordinary citizens defeated the crooked tactics of a giant nuclear power company

Although they are not experts in the field of radioactive carcinogens, the residents’ many voices were not too intimidated to call the energy giant to account for its actions.

How residents delivered a major upset to GE-Hitachi Canada’s nuclear operations,  rabble.ca, By Zach Ruiter and Liat Mandel| January 28, 2011 David versus Goliath has recently been retold as a story of environmental justice: a small group of Trent students and Peterborough residents defeated the General Electric-Hitachi Corporation of Canada (GE) at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) tribunal. Continue reading →

January 29, 2011 Posted by | Canada, civil liberties | Leave a comment

Synchrotron for medical isotopes – no need for nuclear reactor

The NRC says the new method doesn’t pose any security or nuclear proliferation concerns because, unlike a nuclear reactor, it requires no weapons-grade uranium.

Sask. synchrotron to make medical isotopes, CBC News -, 24 Jan 2011, Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are looking at using the synchrotron to develop medical isotopes without a nuclear reactor. Continue reading →

January 27, 2011 Posted by | Canada, health, technology | Leave a comment

Uranium spill: corporations’ business needs come ahead of public concern

The Nanaimo Port Authority said…the port cannot release details of shipments that might hurt the competitiveness of some companies. “We have to respect corporations’ needs for private business…….

Environmental group raises alarm over shipment of spilled uranium that was docked off Ladysmith, Times Colonist,  By DUSTIN WALKER, Postmedia News January 24, 2011 NANAIMO — A shipment of partially spilled uranium concentrate that was docked offshore from Ladysmith for a few days raises questions about what kinds of hazardous materials are being shipped through B.C. waters, an environmental organization says. Continue reading →

January 25, 2011 Posted by | Canada, civil liberties | Leave a comment

Koch brothers take anti-renewable energy deception to Canada

Americans are likely familiar with this bogus study, as it was used extensively by conservative climate skeptics in the media to fight the Obama administration’s 2010 budget proposal to create tax incentives for clean-energy programs, as well as to oppose many other recent efforts to promote the growth of the renewable energy industry.

Kochs Invade Canada, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Chris Genovali, 24 Jan 2011 After losing their fight for Proposition 23 in California, one might have hoped the world would be safe from oil-rich climate deniers Charles and David Koch for a little while.

But unfortunately their misinformation campaign is drifting over the border into Ontario, Canada where renewable energy is once again under fire from the “forces of yesterday.” Continue reading →

January 23, 2011 Posted by | Canada, spinbuster, USA | 2 Comments

Ruling again postponed on plan to ship radioactive materials through the Great Lakes

municipal politicians, First Nations and nuclear safety advocates .. worried an accident in the Great Lakes would harm the fresh water supply to 40 million people. Critics also said it would set a precedent for shipping radioactive waste through the Great Lakes.

Great Lakes nuclear shipment ruling delayed, CBC News, 21 Jan 2011, The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says it needs more time to decide whether Bruce Power can ship radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes. Continue reading →

January 22, 2011 Posted by | Canada, politics | Leave a comment

Cameco’s ship with uranium spill headed back to Vancouver

Uranium ship likely coming to Vancouver for spill cleanup, The Vancouver Sun, by Cassandra Kyle, 20 Jan 2011, The ship containing Cameco Corp.’s spilled uranium concentrate will likely be moved to the Port of Vancouver for cleanup, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) says.In a regular public meeting broadcast Wednesday over the Internet, CNSC staff members did not give a timeline for the transfer of the ship or say how long the cleanup could take…… Continue reading →

January 21, 2011 Posted by | Canada, safety | Leave a comment

Canada’s taxpayers will cop the grand money loser of nuclear reactor

As with most of what happens in the nuclear power industry, the facts will likely never be known. One certainty, however, is that this is another battle over which level of government will assume most of the risk in building and refurbishing nuclear power plants.

The nuclear blowout over AECL  Financial Post, Terence Corcoran:, 19 Jan 2011, “…………A money loser on a grand scale, AECL was put up for sale by Ottawa almost two years ago. Few buyers emerged. Continue reading →

January 21, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, Canada | Leave a comment

Cameco uranium company working out how to clean up ship’s uranium spill

Cameco, regulators finalize cleanup plan for uranium concentrate spill , The Vancouver Sun, By Cassandra Kyle January 18, 2011 A ship whose cargo of uranium concentrate spilled during bad weather at sea is docked in British Columbia while a Cameco Corp. team assesses damage to its product and devises a plan to clean up the spill. Continue reading →

January 20, 2011 Posted by | Canada, safety, Uranium | Leave a comment

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