RIP SMRs: Is It the end of the road for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors?
In early September, the organization behind Canada’s push for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) quietly signalled their demise. In 2016, ...
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What we said: The voices missing from Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s listening tour
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) toured the country to hear from Indigenous Nations whose territories are affected by the ...
Lepreau breaks down again, likely to cost about $50M
Atlantic Canada’s only nuclear power plant has broken down again, a repair problem that will likely cost NB Power customers ...
Inside the Small Modular Reactor forum: A narrow energy conversation in New Brunswick
In early June, a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Forum in Saint John brought together industry representatives, government officials, and stakeholders ...
Could a new nuclear reactor double or triple electricity rates in New Brunswick?
At the end of March, the NB Power Review Panel report recommended considering building a new large nuclear reactor at the ...
Will the NB Power Review finally shake up NB Power?
NB Power desperately needs a very big shake up. The NB Power Review report published on Monday rattled the utility ...
Does SMR stand for spending money recklessly?
What did Canadians get for the $4.5 billion in public funding spent on small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) activities? Our new ...
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‘Act for life and not death’: social movements and nuclear abolition
Ever since the world learnt of nuclear weapons in 1945 following the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the necessity of ...
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Radioactivity and nuclear waste under scrutiny in Peskotomuhkati homeland [video]
Nuclear energy in New Brunswick was the focus of a recent public meeting in Fredericton, hosted by the NB Media ...
Free, prior, and informed consent: The heart of truth and reconciliation
As we honour Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30, Canada marks 15 years since it formally endorsed the United ...
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