LONDON’S NUCLEAR CONNECTION | Nuclear Industry Champion Chairs Mayor’s Sustainable Energy Council

DID YOU KNOW? That the Chair of our Mayor’s Sustainable Energy Council is Mohan Mathur?
Background: Dr. Mohan Mathur has contributed significantly to the training processes for nuclear staff at Ontario Power Generation and Bruce Power, and to the creation of the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE).
In 1999 Dr. Mathur became [...]

Harper Hopes to Sell Reactors to India

Shawn Patrick Stensil
International Trade Minister Stockwell Day is in India today trying to sell Canadian reactors on behalf of the Harper government. After India used Canadian nuclear technology in 1974 to make an atomic bomb, Canada cut off support for India’s nuclear programme.
Following the lead of the out-going Bush administration, however, the Harper government has [...]

Security Meltdown? | VIDEO

Shawn Patrick Stensil
Global TV aired an investigative news story on the weekend questioning the security at research reactors in Canada. These small reactors can be found on university campuses across country. Alarmingly, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) – Canada’s supposed nuclear safety watchdog – refused to respond to the show’s [...]

Renewable Power Blocked by Nuclear in Ontario

Shawn Patrick Stensil
Energy Minister George Smitherman is making another good news announcement today on the government’s support for wind power. What Minister Smitherman won’t mention is that he’s capped the development of green energy to make space for all of the big and expensive nuclear plants he wants to build. Despite all his talk [...]