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 ...
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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 ...
Small modular reactors too risky, but consider another ‘large-scale’ nuclear plant: NB Power review
A newly published review of NB Power suggests that the provincial government should consider planning for another "large scale" nuclear ...
Ford’s nuclear push could backfire with higher bills, US gas reliance: report
Ontario's heavy bet on nuclear power could backfire by driving up electricity costs and increasing the province's reliance on US ...
Ontario electricity supply costs jump 29 per cent as nuclear spending rises
Ontario’s electricity rates will jump 29 per cent starting Nov. 1, driven largely by higher spending for nuclear power and ...
Fuel for thought: what Gentilly-1 teaches us about nuclear power
Canada is decommissioning its first nuclear power reactor: Gentilly-1 in Quebec. This is a decades-long, multi-million-dollar process that will set ...
NB Power review: few details and no climate action requirement
Ongoing concerns about energy poverty and spikes in NB Power bills sparked public protests earlier this month. On Monday, Premier ...
Federal conflict rules would have barred energy minister from joining corporation involved in nuclear developments in New Brunswick
Former provincial cabinet minister Mike Holland would have been barred by conflict of interest legislation from joining nuclear energy giant ...
Reduce power costs, keep the lights on, lose the nuclear albatross!
The Point Lepreau nuclear plant has been out of service for more than five months. NB Power says the main ...
New Brunswick’s nuclear-powered rate hikes
The abject failure of this and previous governments' energy policies is on full display these days. In the 1970s, New ...
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