No Nukes News: Moratorium on new nuclear

Fri Oct 22 11:08:53 EDT 2021

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The World

☢ 70 groups call for a moratorium on new nuclear to be included in cabinet mandate letters

☢ Nuclear Power and Climate Change: Can Small Modular Reactors Deliver? 80 min. recording of panel discussion held Oct. 6, 2021 on nuclear energy and small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), with a focus on their status in Canada, and the climate vulnerability of nuclear plants.

☢ World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2021 A short summary can be found here. And read four takeaways here.

☢ “Low-carbon” misses the point – by Amory B. Lovins The climate argument for using nuclear power assumes that since nuclear power generation directly releases no CO2, it can be an effective climate solution. It can’t, because new (or even existing) nuclear generation costs more per kWh than carbon-free competitors—efficient use and renewable power—by about an order of magnitude (factor of ten).

☢ Nuclear power: Downward trend ahead of climate summit Ten years since the Fukushima disaster, expensive nuclear energy plants are being shut down across the world as renewable power prices plummet.

☢ The Record-Breaking Failures of Nuclear Power 157 US reactors were either canceled before or during construction, representing tens of billions of wasted taxpayers’ dollars, and decades of wasted time and resources that should be dedicated to solving the climate crisis with real renewable solutions, not false promises.

☢ EU delays classification of nuclear power for green financing The EU has delayed proposals—originally due this autumn—on whether to classify nuclear power and fossil gas under its system for green financing.

☢ Chalk River's Forgotten Story The world's first major nuclear accident occurred in Chalk River, Ontario in 1952, followed by a second incident in 1958. Here's a look back at those episodes as the federal gov't prepares to compensate the surviving workers who cleaned up the mess.

☢ Don't Nuke the Climate Why nuclear power can't solve the climate crisis. Call-out to organizations: sign the CoP26 statement.

☢ How do humans make sense of the bomb Photo Essay by Robert Del Tredici and Gordon Edwards 

Ontario

☢ Is Ontario's IESO serious about phasing out gas power? Here's how Ontario’s IESO can phase-out gas power by 2030 and lower electricity bills: buy more Quebec water power and storage; ban gas power exports to the US; build more wind/solar/conservation; and cancel the nuclear rebuilds and new GTA reactor. More here, here, here and here.

☢ Climate change and Ontario’s last-century energy policies Gas and nuclear are obsolete, but Ontario is still investing heavily in them. "Like sheep, we are simply following politicians who have been bought by oil companies into a firestorm." 

Renewables and Conservation

☼ A Plan for Green Buildings, Jobs and Prosperity for Ontario: Reducing Carbon Emissions from Fossil Gas This report from the Ontario Clean Air Alliance lays out detailed recommendations for reducing fossil gas usage by 30% by 2030.

☼ Renewables vs. Nuclear The world’s operational nuclear generation fell by 4% in 2020. By contrast, renewables grew by 256 GW and clean energy production rose by 13%. “Nuclear power is irrelevant in today’s electricity capacity market.”

☼ Canada’s Decarbonized Grid Depends on Electricity-Sharing Between Provinces “Canada’s best hydro resources are located in different provinces than those with the best wind and solar, and transmission lines can connect them in such a way that consumers in each province benefit.”

☼ Biden admin targets 700% community solar growth by 2025 “Achieving these ambitious targets will lead to meaningful energy cost savings, create jobs in these communities, and make our clean energy transition more equitable.” 

Events

☢ Toxic Neighbour 23 min. documentary film about Ann and Eugene Bourgeois who fought the Bruce nuclear station for decades. Available to stream in Canada until Oct. 24.

☢ Reverse the Trend - Impacts of Climate Change and Uranium Mining Thur. Oct. 21, 8 p.m. ET. Reverse the Trend is a youth-led organization which encourages youth to speak out on nuclear disarmament and climate activism. 

☢ Our Risk Our Choice Sat. Oct. 23, 1:30 p.m. ET Teeswater, Ontario Town Hall. Join local residents in their quest for a binding referendum on whether or not to become Canada's nuclear waste dump.

Take Action

☢ Tell Ottawa: no more funding for new nuclear reactors Tell federal Ministers to stop wasting our $ on polluting nuclear reactors.

☢ Tell the CNSC to put safety before OPG's profits The CNSC must put a moratorium on the continued operation of the Pickering nuclear station until OPG has submitted proper safety data.

☢ Say no to new nuclear in the GTA Tell Ontario's political leaders that you want investments in wind and solar energy, not a new GTA nuclear reactor.

☢ Decommission the Pickering Nuclear Station immediately after shutdown in 2024 This would provide a jobs transition for the workers and would reclaim the Pickering waterfront.

☢ Stop the Disposal of Nuclear Waste in Northwestern Ontario High-level nuclear waste should be managed using a "rolling stewardship" concept, rather than burying it in a deep geological repository. Learn more.

☢ Nuclear waste should not be buried and abandoned The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is proposing a deep geological repository to abandon spent nuclear fuel bundles underground in South Bruce, Ontario.

☢ Say no to nuclear waste in Labrador The citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador do not want to be the nuke waste dump for the world.

☢ International Petition Against the Discharge of Contaminated Water from Fukushima into the Sea And here's another. 

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