[getsmart-l] In the Nuclear Industry sometimes 1+1 = 8!

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Ontario Energy Minister, Dwight Duncan splained last year we'd be getting
two shiny  new bottomless money pits a.k.a. nuclear power stations, but
after further investigation we find applications for a total of eight!!!

Film at 11:00

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And now a message from the Waterkeepers,

This week, more information surfaced about Ontario's intention to approve
building new nuclear plants on Lake Ontario and Lake Huron. The plan is
intended to keep Ontario a world leader in nuclear power production. But the
plan is also a huge gamble with enormous risks to the environment and the
economy. Before a final decision is made on the number and location of the
reactors, provincial laws that provide for an independent public assessment
of the need and alternatives to nuclear power should be undertaken.

Canada's experience with uranium mining and processing has been a dark and
murky failure. No amount of positive spin can erase the billions in lost
funds, wasted rivers and lakes, divided communities and gutted utilities.
Nuclear power has been a grand mistake for many.

If there are new facts or improved scientific thinking that Ontario is
counting on to turn the industry around, then we should hear about it. But
so far, all we have are public relations campaigns by federal and provincial
corporations who manufacture, own and operate nuclear reactors. These
proponents are attempting to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse by saying
everything will be different this time round. We are being asked to trust
that nuclear power will be cleaner and more economical, radioactive mine
tailings will be better managed, waste will be safely stored for decades and
continuing tritium discharges into the Great Lakes won't hurt us. The
message is: Ontario can manufacture a clean, green, nuclear future.

Environmental assessments are enshrined in Ontario's law to ensure public,
transparent decision making trumps lobbying and money. We shouldn't rely on
advertisements during television shows and at baseball games to make
important public decisions. Our environmental laws and processes are there
to help us find the truth. 

 

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