http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca Canadian Nuclear Workers' Council Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:39:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ... The Canadian Nuclear Workers Council has reviewed the CMDs from the CNSC and NB Power. We agree with the CNSC Staff’s conclusions that a five year license should be granted and that the reloading of fuel can commence. Two of our major member unions, the International Brotherhood of Electrical ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/relicensing-of-the-point-lepreau-nuclear-generating-station/ The Canadian Nuclear Workers Council (CNWC) is an organization that is comprised of Unions that represent workers in Canada’s Nuclear Industry. Appendix 1 attached states the objectives of the council as well as a list of the Unions that are members of the Council. The Canadian Nuclear Workers Council is in ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/hydro-quebec-application-to-combine-their-waste-management-facility-license-with-their-operating-license/ Members of the Commission: The Canadian Nuclear Workers Council (CNWC) is an organization that is comprised of Unions that represent workers in Canada’s Nuclear Industry. Appendix 1 attached states the objectives of the council as well as a list of the Unions that are members. The majority of the Unions at the ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/chalk-river-laboratories-renewal-of-license-application-06-09-2011/ 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 ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-november-2011/ 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 ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-september-2011/ 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 ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-may-2011/ 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! Click here to download the February 2011 Nuclear Workers' Newsletter in ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-february-2011/ ...As do all of the member organizations of the CNWC, CEP Local 599, considers’ the health and safety of workers to be paramount. The union fully endorses and supports the very active health and safety culture promoted and established by GE and has worked with management to establish many safety ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/ge-hitachi-renewal-of-license-11-08-10/ ...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 ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-november-2010/ ...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... Click here to download the September 2010 Nuclear Workers' ... http://www.cnwc-cctn.ca/canadian-nuclear-workers-newsletter-september-2010/