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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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 ...
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 ...
Nuclear energy means climate action delay
What is the best way for utilities to delay the transition from fossil fuels? Propose to build nuclear reactors. Electricity ...
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 ...
Where will New Brunswick’s small modular nuclear waste go?
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), an industry organization charged with finding a home for all of Canada’s used nuclear ...
We must move forward with energy transition in responsible and caring ways
2023 was the warmest year on record, and 2024 has been even warmer so far. Most humans know that the ...
Green groups gather to denounce the ‘Nuclear Fairy Tale’ at international Nuclear Energy Summit
At the end of March, an international coalition of environmental groups took to the streets in Brussels, Belgium to protest ...
POEM: SMR Sam
SMR Sam is the man with the plan a snake oil cure for the ills of the land The boys ...
Moltex’s nuclear ransom note should be rejected
Moltex Energy Canada Inc. — a startup company from the U.K., now based in New Brunswick — has sent the ...
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