It’s Time to Plant the CANDU Flag
As of the end of October 2011, AECL has a new owner, CANDU Energy Inc.; a pro-nuclear government has been re-elected in Ontario; Canada has a new minister of natural resources supportive of nuclear; and the Joint Review Panel’s EA Report for Darlington is now with the federal government. [...]
AECL Deal—The Dust is Far From Settled
The ink is now dry on the June 29th AECL deal between the federal government and SNC-Lavalin (SNC).
As readers will see from this newsletter’s two “Worth Repeating” segments, there is a wide range of opinion on the merits of this sale. Regardless of what one’s views are on the [...]
Meeting Nuclear Energy Fear Mongering With the Facts
The unprecedented earthquake and tsunami caused event at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant in Japan has anti-nuclear activists out in full force calling for the closure of nuclear power plants across the world. Weeks of 24/7 news coverage provided a bonanza of opportunities to present images of doom [...]
Our nuclear industry leaders have been calling on the federal government for sometime to clear up the uncertainty that’s dragging Canada’s successful reactor technology to the brink of oblivion.
The problem is our elected federal representatives don’t seem to be listening!
…September’s World Energy Congress in Montreal identified security of supply as the number one issue, followed by environmental protection and climate change. The latter is inextricably linked to the energy sector because it is responsible for 60 per cent of global greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions. Clearly, nuclear energy can play a significant role meeting both [...]
…The recent media swarm around Bruce Power’s [BP] plan to ship steam generators through the Great Lakes to Sweden for
recycling is a reminder that all of us must redouble our efforts to proactively communicate the facts about our industry to the public…
… Recent media rumors suggest that the federal Government is about to sell its complete stake in Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) to private interests. The whole matter has been well below the public’s radar, since the Government’s December 17th, 2009 announcement that it was inviting investors to submit proposals for CANDU Inc. A [...]
…Politicians of every stripe tout green energy as the salvation of our economy and the global environment. In particular, building more wind and solar generation is promoted as being one of the best ways to create tens of thousands of new, sustainable jobs while dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a result,….
On October 19th, 2009, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources announced that the Government had received and begun to review a financial analysis on the restructuring of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL). The outcome of this process will clearly seal the fate of Canada’s nuclear industry.
The report is intended to help the Government decide how [...]
…If we don’t support our Canadian nuclear industry in favour of a foreign design, we can expect to be a minor beneficiary of future opportunities with respect to overseas reactor sales, electric and hydrogen zero emission vehicles developments and oil extraction in Alberta. We will also be abandoning a significant part of Canada’s reputation as [...]