Tag Archives: Canada

Uranium Mining: Interview with Dr. Gordon Edwards. Part 1 via Atom Posten

Posted on 2016/07/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Anne:  Canada is and always has been one of the biggest producers and exporters of uranium in the world. Nevertheless, three of Canada’s ten provinces have outlawed uranium mining, and health professionals have played an important role in each case. … Continue reading →

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Plan to store nuclear waste near Great Lakes proves radioactive via The Washington Post

Posted on 2016/05/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

KINCARDINE, Ontario — If there was an off-key moment during the otherwise flawlessly executed trip to the U.S. Capitol this spring by the new Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, it might have come when he was cornered by Rep. Debbie … Continue reading →

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The nuclear waste site at the heart of Canada’s wildfires via Euronews

Posted on 2016/05/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Just south of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray, in an area partly ravaged by flames, sits a nuclear waste site. Situated at the extreme north of the Beacon Hill landfill tip, it contains some 42,500 m3 of radioactive minerals, … Continue reading →

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Radioactive chemicals in Great Lakes need special designation, groups say via CBC News

Posted on 2016/03/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Uranium or plutonium can cause cancer, birth defects and genetic mutations in people and animals The tracking of dangerous radioactive substances in the Great Lakes basin is woefully inadequate given the intensive nuclear activity in the area, environmental and health … Continue reading →

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Petition Urges Canada to Abandon Nuclear Storage Plan Near Great Lakes via Sputnik

Posted on 2016/01/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The 6,000 pages of signatures are those people alarmed by a proposal to the city of Ottawa by local utility Ontario Power Generation to store nuclear waste in an underground facility on the Bruce Peninsula. Signers note that a spill would contaminate a water source affecting 40 million … Continue reading →

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Premier Marks Saskatchewan’s First Uranium Shipment to India via Saskatchewan

Posted on 2015/12/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

India has a dynamic and growing nuclear energy industry, and uranium from Saskatchewan is now officially part of the electricity generation mix for that country. “India has just received its first shipment of Saskatchewan uranium under the Canada-India Nuclear Cooperation … Continue reading →

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Is Australia becoming the world’s nuclear waste dump by stealth? via The Sydney Morning Herald

Posted on 2015/12/02 by norma field

When it comes to justifying new nuclear waste storage, a lot has been said about it being essential for medical diagnostics and cancer treatment. This is misleading. It blurs two distinct components of nuclear medicine – the production of isotopes … Continue reading →

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East end given iodine pills as nuclear disaster precaution via The Star

Posted on 2015/11/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

200,000 GTA homes and businesses have just received pills to protect them from radiation If you live in Durham Region or Scarborough, you may have just been mailed a package of pills in a calming sky blue box. Those pills … Continue reading →

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Running out of nuclear options via NOW

Posted on 2015/11/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Ontario’s nuclear regulator is seeking an unprecedented 13-year licence to keep pumping out nuclear power, but what’s good for the nuke industry may not be good for residents living within the impact zone of a severe accident A roomful of … Continue reading →

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Mr. Trudeau please stop Lake Huron nuke dump via The Times Herald

Posted on 2015/10/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Dear Mr. Justin Trudeau: Congratulations on your party’s victory this week in Canadian national elections. Nearly 70 percent of eligible Canadians cast votes in Monday’s federal election. That’s almost 12 percent more than the 2011 vote and the highest since … Continue reading →

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