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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

Uranium cargo ship turned back due to extreme weather

Cameco says ship carrying uranium to China returns to home port  (Platts)–David Stellfox-17Jan2011 A cargo ship carrying uranium concentrate, U3O8, from Canada to China has returned to port in British Columbia, after severe weather caused two U3O8-containing drums to spill outside their container, Canadian uranium miner Cameco said Sunday.
The ship had left Vancouver on December 23 and encountered severe weather conditions on January 3 between Hawaii and the Midway Islands.Cameco was notified that sea containers had shifted and two opened drums were outside of their container……..Cameco says ship carrying uranium to China returns to home port – Electric Power | Platts News Article & Story

January 18, 2011 Posted by | Canada, secrets,lies and civil liberties | Leave a comment

Only taxpayer money can save Atomic Energy of Canada’s Candu nuclear reactor business

Bruce Power Pulls out of Bidding for Atomic Energy of Canada  Nuclear Street , Jan 17 2011 Edited By Tom Lamar -According to news reports, plans to sell Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (ACEL) have hit a snag. Bruce Power has pulled out of talks to buy AECL’s troubled Candu reactor business. The reports stated that Bruce Power’s CEO told staff Friday that the company has dropped out of the bidding process.Bruce has informed Ottawa it will not pursue its bid for the country’s flagship nuclear company, more than a year after the official bidding kicked off.None of the larger reactor design companies have submitted a bid to purchase ACEL.AECL has yet to complete the design and nuclear safety certification of their Advanced Candu Reactor (ACR) 1000, and sources say SNC has made it clear it will only go forward with the project with government backing…… Bruce Power Pulls out of Bidding for Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd – Nuclear Power Industry News – Nuclear Power Industry News – Nuclear Street – Nuclear Power Portal

January 18, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, Canada | Leave a comment

Trying to get Ottawa taxpayers to prop up nuclear industry

The reactor is expected to be back online in the fall of that year – three years overdue and about $1 billion over budget…..

Energy minister believes feds might pay for power, dailygleaner.com,  By SHAWN BERRY, 14 Jan 2010, New Brunswick’s Energy minister still believes the province can get Ottawa to pay for ongoing delays at the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant. Continue reading →

January 14, 2011 Posted by | Canada, politics | Leave a comment

Fossil fuel companies get involved in renewables, but are they serious?

One concern, however, is that companies may use their clean energy holdings as a token to show they are in game, but not take it seriously. And if government support policies shift to favour big companies – who prefer tax breaks over financial aid – that won’t help,

Energy giants take aim at renewables, CTV News RICHARD BLACKWELL, 3 Jan 2011, Several of Canada’s largest energy and resource companies are quietly staking out positions in a sector that seems at odds with their usual extractive activities: the renewable power business. Oil sands, pipeline and coal-power firms are now among the biggest players in renewables, with portfolios of wind, solar, small hydro power and ethanol production that in some cases outpace the holdings of most “pure” green companies. Continue reading →

January 4, 2011 Posted by | Canada, renewable | Leave a comment

Shipment of radioactive materials over Great Lakes is stopped by weather

Nuclear shipments won’t happen this year Welland Tribune – Ontario, CA, By Heather Wright/QMI Agency 11 Dec 10, SARNIA – Old Man Winter did what a chorus of public opinion has been so far unable to do – stop the shipment of nuclear steam generators through the Great Lakes system. Continue reading →

December 11, 2010 Posted by | Canada | Leave a comment

Media plan to counter radioactive wastes’s bad image

Port Hope launches media strategy after criticism from anti-nuclear activist The Canadian Press  28/11/2010 PORT HOPE, Ont. – Port Hope hopes to repair its image after an anti-nuclear activist warned that radioactive waste has caused contamination in the historic Ontario town. Continue reading →

November 30, 2010 Posted by | Canada, spinbuster | Leave a comment

Medical radiation risks must be explained to patients

CT imaging, though, can produce as much as as 500 times the radiation of an X-ray, and experts have estimated that as many as 20% in Canada are ordered needlessly. U.S. studies suggest the risk of cancer from a single CT scan ranges from one in 2,000 to one in 300, depending on the dose and other factors.

Patients must be told of CT-scan dangers: doctors, Tom Blackwell, National Post , Nov. 26, 2010 As CT scans and similar procedures are ordered increasingly often, doctors should be forced to tell patients about the potential radiation-based cancer risk, two Canadian physicians have urged in a major U.S. medical journal. Continue reading →

November 26, 2010 Posted by | Canada, health | , , , , | Leave a comment

Renewable energy projects happening without fanfare

(Canada) B.C. renewable-energy news items add up – City of Industry, Vancouver Sun, By Derrick Penner Biz 23 Nov 2010 They aren’t making big news, but the companies working on renewable energy projects continue to rack up small news items in the continuing development of the sector. Continue reading →

November 26, 2010 Posted by | Canada, renewable | , , , , | Leave a comment

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