Nuclear and biomass central to New Brunswick’s ‘net zero’ energy plan

Premier Blaine Higgs was in Ottawa on Monday with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to lobby the federal government for ...

A group of people are gathered on a dirt mound. A red radioactive symbol is next to them.

NB Power has its head stuck in uranium

by Tom McLean and Susan O'Donnell

September 1, 2023

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NB Power seems to want to be a nuclear utility no matter how much it costs or whether or not ...

Wishful thinking about nuclear energy won’t get us to net zero

by M. V. Ramana and Susan O'Donnell

July 7, 2023

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On June 20, the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) released its 2023 Canada's Energy Future report, developing scenarios for a path to ...

Moltex’s nuclear ransom note should be rejected

by Susan O’Donnell and M. V. Ramana

March 2, 2023

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Moltex Energy Canada Inc. — a startup company from the U.K., now based in New Brunswick — has sent the ...

OPEN LETTER: Contest promoting nuclear energy in schools harms critical thinking

by Kathrin Winkler et al

February 15, 2023

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For educators, teaching students how to deconstruct bias and how to enhance critical thinking skills is an overarching curriculum mandate. ...

Small modular nuclear reactors are unsafe: CRED-NB [video]

by Arun Budhathoki

January 26, 2023

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The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick is questioning the federal environment minister’s rejection of an impact assessment ...

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Shouldn’t a new and experimental nuclear reactor for New Brunswick deserve a federal impact assessment?

by Susan O’Donnell and M. V. Ramana

January 16, 2023

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The federal minister of Environment and Climate Change has chosen to ignore public concerns about a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) for New Brunswick, favouring the nuclear industry and weakening oversight ...

Indigenous groups challenge New Brunswick’s costly radioactive waste legacy

No legitimate reason to support the controversial nuclear technology planned for New Brunswick

by M.V. Ramana and Susan O'Donnell

November 26, 2022

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NB Power plans to develop new nuclear reactors at Point Lepreau that will use a controversial technology with implications for ...

Pull the plug on nuclear subsidies

by Ole Hendrickson

November 10, 2022

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The $970 million just announced by federal natural resources minister Jonathan Wilkinson to build a new reactor at the Darlington nuclear site ...

Remove radioactive heavy water from Point Lepreau reactor: groups

UNB’s commitment to nuclear contradicts alleged support for Truth and Reconciliation

by Harrison Dressler

October 28, 2022

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By researching nuclear technologies, accepting funding from private industry and the state, and publicly advocating in favour of nuclear expansion, ...

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