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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
A second CANDU reactor for Point Lepreau?
Over the summer, Premier Susan Holt mused to journalists about building a second CANDU reactor at the Point Lepreau nuclear ...
Forever dangerous: New video outlines Indigenous Nations’ positions on nuclear energy and waste
A 10-minute video titled Askomiw Ksanaqak (Forever Dangerous): Indigenous Nations Resist Nuclear Colonialism was released on Nov. 29 as part of a study ...
New study highlights Indigenous nations’ opposition to nuclear projects
The global nuclear industry has been in decline for almost three decades. Almost every year, more reactors shut down than start up. ...
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