Moving Energy Education Forward
This week's podcast focuses on Arnie's testimony about Canada's Pickering Nuclear Plant on Lake Ontario, whose slogan is "40 years of being a good neighbor." As Arnie explains in this podcast, it is not a matter of whether the people operating nuclear plants are good or bad. It is about a dangerous energy source that no amount of good intentions can make completely safe. It is about the forty good years that can end with one bad day.
Read MoreAfter two weeks of traveling, Arnie is back in town to recount his adventures on this week's podcast.
Read MorePICKERING -- The Pickering nuclear station is old and shouldn't be allowed to continue operating. That's the opinion of Arnold Gundersen, a U.S.-based nuclear expert who spoke at a Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission hearing being held to consider renewing the plant's five-year operating licence. Mr. Gundersen was speaking on behalf of Durham Nuclear Awareness at the hearings, being held at the Pickering Recreation Complex.
Read MoreSafety at Ontario Power Generation's Pickering nuclear facility is priority one. And even though it's not their facility, keeping the public in the loop in a timely fashion and giving residents ample opportunity to provide input should be near the top of council's list. And while that may not have occurred recently, it would be jumping the gun to assign dark motives.
Read MoreOntario Power Generation is confident it can safely operate its 40-year-old Pickering nuclear generating station 18 per cent longer than originally planned, OPG officials told Canada’s nuclear regulator Wednesday. But members of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission still peppered emergency planners with questions about what happens if a nuclear accident does occur at the station, located in Canada’s largest urban area.
Read MoreA Safety Review Of The Continued Operation of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (NGS) and Proposed Measures to Mitigate or Reduce These Risks.
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