Algonquin Nations Oppose New Nuclear Dump Site at Chalk River

 ABOVE: After fuel bundles ‘cool’, OPG uses dry storage containers made of concrete and steel that are designed to last for more than 50 years. (PHOTO: OPG) Algonquin First Nations are calling on the Federal Government and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to shelve a planned nuclear waste facility in Chalk

Canadian Nuclear Power: different from the others

 Most of the public discussion and debate in Canada on the subject of nuclear power generation contributes little to our understanding. The two sides rarely engage in real interaction, and most published discourse is flaccid, incoherent and largely fact-free. On the one hand, while most of the public utterances from

Radioactive Waste Dump on Ottawa River has Citizens Furious

 A massive new radioactive waste dump located on the Ottawa River has been proposed. Residents of Chalk River, Ontario, the community closest to the facility, are voicing their anger and fear. Currently under review by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the proposed 30-hectare “Near Surface Disposal Facility” would dispose of