http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca Canadian Nuclear Workers' Council Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:16:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...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 ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-february-2010/ 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 ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-december-2009/ ...CEP Local 48S has represented the workers at the McClean Lake site since the mines inception in 1994. Our comments and recommendations are based on the long working history with CEP local 48S and this company at its Cluff Lake mine (now decommissioned) in northern Saskatchewan and almost 14 years of ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/areva-resources-application-for-operating-license-renewal-for-mcclean-lake-03-30-09/ ...The Canadian Nuclear Workers’ Council (CNWC) is an organization of unions representing workers in various areas of the Canadian nuclear industry, including electric utilities, uranium mining and processing, radioisotope production and nuclear research. The CNWC believes that Nuclear Power, as a reliable and non-GHG emitting source of electricity, deserves special ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/cnwc-green-house-gas-ghg-emmissions-position-paper/ ...The Canadian Nuclear Workers’ Council and the Grey-Bruce District Labour Council hereby register their support for the renewal of the Operating Licenses for Bruce A&B Nuclear Generating Stations. The purpose and membership of the two Councils are provided in Appendix 1. One of the two Unions that represent the workers at ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/renewal-of-operating-licenses-for-bruce-lab-ab-nuclear-generating-stations-09-02-09/ ...Representatives from the CNWC member unions toured the McArthur River Mine during their annual convention in 2007 which was held in Saskatoon. This tour provided a different set of eyes to review this facility. Tour participants consisted of workers in other sectors of the Canadian nuclear Industry and some of ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/renewal-of-cameco-corp-operating-licenses-in-key-lake-and-mcarthur-river-08-14-08/ ...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 ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-may-2009/ Mississauga, Ontario The workers at this facility are members of the Society of Professional Engineers and Associates (SPEA) and are located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. They represent 920 engineers and scientists who design Canada's CANDU power reactors. Check their web site at www.spea.ca For more information on this site visit: www.aecl.ca The Canadian ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/atomic-energy-of-canada-ltd-aecl/ ...Ottawa’s recent silence on the fate of Canada’s successful CANDU reactor technology and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) appears to have broken and moves are afoot to “bulk it up” for global competition. The recent 2009 Federal Budget provides $351 million in cash to AECL “for its operations, including the ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-february-2009/ ...Over the last several years, most of the polling data I’ve seen shows that the public’s major concerns about nuclear power are centered on safety and waste management. Yet Canada has an impressive 46 year plus safety track record in the nuclear Industry. In fact, no Canadian nuclear worker ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-november-2008/