A breath-taking example, please forward to any Canadian who has doubts. /Sandra = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = With thanks to Gordon Edwards: like a bad dream . . . NICE = Nuclear Innovation, Clean Energy New posting on the NRCan web […]
(Scroll down to the announcement from Tufts.) ECONOMIC INDICATORS: JUST ONE of the problems: The Accounting system defines what is included in “Operating Costs”. Then, (simplified): Revenue minus Expenses (costs) is Profit. Profits are available for distribution to Investors. The fewer costs you pay, the more that can be paid to investors (and […]
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-march-18-2018-1.4579165/environment-minister-catherine-mckenna-on-the-contradiction-at-the-heart-of-canada-s-energy-policy-1.4579184 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna says the Kinder Morgan pipeline can be part of the transition from fossil fuels to a low-carbon economy. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press) Oil pipelines have been touted as nation-building projects in Canada, a term that evokes bold feats of nation-spanning infrastructure, such as the Canadian Pacific […]
Just checking the progress of the CRA (Revenue Canada) case against Cameco. Related: 2013-05-01 Cameco’s $800-million tax battle, Globe & Mail The uranium producer estimates it has avoided declaring $4.9-billion in Canadian income, saving it $1.4-billion in taxes, over the last 10 years. Cameco has blocked the government’s attempt to force 25 of the company’s […]
UPDATE: add this – 2018-03-21 Leaves no doubt who Natural Resources Canada works for. With thanks to Gordon Edwards: Friends & Colleagues – This is an English translation of a French-language article. Ole Hendrickson did this quick translation for the benefit of those who do not read French. The original French article appears […]
NOTE: this does not mention “small nuclear reactors” that the industry is working hard on. Nor does it mention the role in Canada of the Chinese, with their appetite for nuclear. I will post information about those aspects of the nuke industry soon. The data in this article is interesting, but overly optimistic IMHO! […]
Thanks to Janet M: Easy petition to sign electronically! Petition to the Government of Canada Whereas: The federal government “owns” over 2 million cubic meters of radioactive waste, none of which is securely contained in long-term management facilities; A consortium of five multinational corporations has been contracted to operate all federal nuclear sites where this […]
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories facility in Chalk River, Ontario, could be up and running in 2020 Julie Ireton http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/chalk-river-nuclear-waste-indigenous-1.4492937 (There’s a 41 second video clip at the URL) Indigenous groups don’t want permanent nuclear waste site near river Indigenous groups say a plan to store nuclear waste near the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario is “insanity” and want […]
Information and Action Request follows: MY SUBMISSION TO: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) cnsc.interventions.ccsn@canada.ca FROM: Sandra Finley RE: re-licensing of Chalk River Laboratories AECL, a crown corporation, owns the nuclear operations at Chalk River. CNL (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories) is a corporate, private sector, international conglomerate, set up to run the affairs of […]
Canadians defeated nuclear reactors in Alberta, then in Saskatchewan, in this new century. Economic arguments easily won the day – citizens were horrified when they understood how much they would be paying for a kilowatt of electricity. And you pay forever (radioactive waste is still unresolved after more than half a century). Some people […]