Tag Archives: Canada

Southampton nuclear-waste dump opponents plan protest via The Record.com

Posted on 2013/06/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SOUTHAMPTON — A grassroots group opposed to having high-level nuclear waste buried along the shores of this Lake Huron community will stage its second annual protest walk on the Canada Day weekend. The walk’s purpose “is to re-engage the community … Continue reading →

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Skullduggery alleged over mayors’ ‘secret’ nuclear-waste storage meetings via ctv news

Posted on 2013/06/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TORONTO — Municipal leaders in the Ontario region that is home to one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants are facing allegations they discussed proposed storage facilities for radioactive waste in secret because they feared damaging their electoral fortunes. … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste site on Lake Huron concerns Michigan, Sarnia via CBC News

Posted on 2013/05/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The mayor of Sarnia, Ont., is rallying opposition to Ontario Power Generation’s plan to store nuclear waste underground on the shores of Lake Huron. The proposed site in Kincardine, Ont., would not contain high-level nuclear waste, such as spent fuel. … Continue reading →

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No Childhood Leukemia Found Near Ontario Nuclear Power Plants via Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Posted on 2013/05/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has completed a ground-breaking study on populations living near Ontario’s three nuclear power plants (NPPs). The most important finding of this study is no evidence of childhood leukemia clusters in the communities within 25 … Continue reading →

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Canada’s nuclear waste cleanup liability up $2.4 billion: AECL via CTV News

Posted on 2013/03/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

OTTAWA — The federal government’s anticipated cost for cleaning up its nuclear program has soared by $2.4 billion to a total of $5 billion. The unexpected extra cost will go straight to Ottawa’s bottom line, fattening up the deficit at … Continue reading →

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Cameco Sees Japan Uranium Recovery: Commodities via Bloomberg

Posted on 2013/02/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Stringent Requirements Cameco expects six to eight Japanese reactors will restart this year after meeting more stringent safety systems enacted by the country’s Nuclear Regulation Authority, Gitzel said in the interview. Customers in Japan have traditionally accounted for about … Continue reading →

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Business can bridge the gap for Canada’s aboriginal peoples: Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business via the Hill Times

Posted on 2013/02/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Canadians feel an urgent need for change in our country’s relationship with aboriginal peoples. That much is clear. What kinds of change can we agree on? Canada’s businesspeople, aboriginal peoples and non-aboriginal people, have some suggestions that take us forward into … Continue reading →

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Toshiba developing small N-reactor / Reactor to be used to mine oil sands in Canada via The Yomiuri Shimbun

Posted on 2013/01/17 by norma field

Toshiba Corp. has been developing a small nuclear reactor for mining oil sands at the request of a firm engaged in such mining projects in Alberta Province, Canada, and aims to begin operating the reactor by 2020, it has been … Continue reading →

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Cameco Profit Drops 50% on Lower Prices; 2018 Forecast Reduced via Bloomberg

Posted on 2012/11/12 by kojimaaiko

Cameco Corp. (CCO), the world’s third- largest uranium miner, reported a 50 percent drop in third- quarter profit, excluding one-time items, as the price of the raw material in nuclear-reactor fuel dropped. Profit declined to C$52 million ($52 million), or … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste disposal up for debate in northern Ontario via CBC News

Posted on 2012/11/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A northern Ontario MP is holding a series of town hall meetings about the possible transportation and disposal of nuclear waste in northern Ontario to make sure everybody knows what the project entails. Blind River, Elliot Lake, Spanish and the … Continue reading →

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