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OPG rejects other sites for nuclear waste storage via The Times Herald

Ontario Power Generation said in a news release that a proposed low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste repository at Kincardine on the shores of Lake Huron is the right solution. Kay Cumbow disagrees. “Anybody who cares about the Great Lakes, we don’t want to … Continue reading

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

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

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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17 comments 1909 treaty could force Canada to rethink Lake Huron nuclear waste dump via mlive.com

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A 100-plus year old treaty could act as the legal basis for stopping a proposed nuclear waste repository on the Canadian side of Lake Huron, according to one of Michigan’s two Democratic U.S. senators. Sen. Debbie … Continue reading

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Nuclear option: US critics balk at Canadian plan to bury radioactive waste near Lake Huron via Fox News

Cristina Corbin A Canadian power company’s plan to bury nuclear waste 150 miles from Detroit and less than a mile from Lake Huron has Americans fearful the Great Lakes – and some 40 million people who get their drinking water … Continue reading

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Kincardine nuclear waste site gets federal seal of approval via The Star.com

Deep Geologic Repository proposed by Ontario Power Generation at its Bruce site is “not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects,” report concludes. A federal panel has given an overall seal of approval to the controversial nuclear waste disposal site … Continue reading

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Consensus eludes nuclear dump hearings via The Star.com

The public has had its final say on whether it’s a good idea in principle to bury half a century’s worth of nuclear waste at the Bruce nuclear plant on the shores of Lake Huron. A federal panel wrapped up … Continue reading

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Trucks with radioactive cargo fail inspections via The Star

Since 2010, more than one truck in seven carrying radioactive material has been pulled off the road by Ontario ministry of transportation inspectors for failing safety or other requirements. […] What the information does show is that since 2010, inspectors … Continue reading

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