No Nukes News: Atom Blues

Wed Feb 2 11:38:55 EST 2022

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The World

☢ Ukraine’s 15 reactors could be in the line of fire A conflagration of aggression in the region could engulf Ukraine's nuclear power plants, literally.

☢ Why Nuclear Power Is Bad for Your Wallet and the Climate Amory Lovins explains why nuclear energy actually worsens climate due to climate opportunity cost.

☢ Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair argues nuclear power isn’t a climate solution ‘We have to stop believing the hype’

☢ Experts Say Nuclear Energy as Climate Solution Is Total 'Fiction' Nuclear is neither clean, safe, or smart with the potential to cause significant harm.

☢ Holding in the deep: what Canada wants to do with its decades-old pileup of nuclear waste Canada plans to store spent nuclear fuel deep underground near the Great Lakes, if an industry group can find a community willing to play host.

☢ Exposing the misinformation that DGRs are the internationally accepted practice

 ☢ Canada's nuclear waste body ousted liaison for being 'too much on the side of the community,' lawsuit claims

☢ Nuclear Power Is Not Carbon-Free 29 min. video interview shattering the current industry pitch.

☢ Plutonium – How Nuclear Power’s Dream Fuel Became a Nightmare

☢ French Nuclear Giant’s Fall Risks Energy Security for All Europe EDF’s reactors are set to generate the least power in decades.

☢ New nuclear plants (SMRs) in New Brunswick: Wild card or sure bet?

☢ NB Power seeks unprecedented 25-year licence for Point Lepreau nuclear power station

☢ New Talkin' Atom Blues 3 min. song by Bob Bossin and the Stringband, 1980 

Ontario

☢ Ontario cities call for clean electricity “It doesn’t make sense for Doug Ford to be promoting the electric vehicle industry here in Ontario if we’re creating a dirty power grid to power our electric vehicles.”

☢ An unbeatable recipe for phasing out gas-fired power in ON There is no question we can phase-out gas use in the electricity sector and have a zero-carbon electricity system by 2030 – as our new report makes clear.

☢ Gas companies double down on nefarious efforts to block electrification 

Renewables and Conservation

☼ Wind Energy is a boon to New Brunswick First Nation Indigenous community in NB hosts a wind energy facility that brings much-needed revenue, rejuvenates the community and brings people back home.

☼ Renewables Investment Hits Record $755B This is a 27% increase in investment between 2020 and 2021; but we need to triple that by 2025 if we are to achieve 2050 global climate targets. In Canada, Alberta accounted for 60% of new renewable energy installations, with Saskatchewan delivering another 20%.

☼ Ontario to witness the largest Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) wall In North America

☼ Why oil and gas heating bans for new homes are a growing trend

☼ Heat Pumps: How Norway Popularized an Ultra-Sustainable Heating Method Norway has 604 heat pumps installed for every 1,000 households. The next closest are Sweden with 427 per 1,000 and Finland with 408 per 1,000.

☼ Six Solutions to Battery Mineral Challenges By Amory Lovins 

Take Action

☢ Stop the Disposal of Nuclear Waste in NW Ontario High-level nuclear waste should be managed using a "rolling stewardship" concept, rather than abandoning it in a deep geological repository. Learn more. Make a donation to help local organizers educate their neighbours.

☢ Residents of South Bruce, ON deserve a referendum on whether or not they want to be Canada's nuclear waste dump.

☢ 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.

☢ 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.

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

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

Events

☢ Nuclear Waste: Canada Overview Wed. Feb 2, 7 p.m. ET. An overview and update on the NWMO's efforts to site a deep geological repository for high level nuclear fuel waste in Canada.

☢ Debate: Should Nuclear Be Part of The New Energy Future? Fri. Feb. 4, 3 p.m. ET. Amory Lovins and M.V. Ramana debate 2 industry promoters.

☢ Nuclear Power – Myth, Lure, Danger and Reality. A Climate Solution or a Dangerous Detour Mon. Feb. 7, 7 p.m. ET.

☢ Intervening at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Hearings Mon. Feb. 7, 5 - 6:30 pm ET. Learn how citizens and groups can submit a written or oral ‘intervention’ at the CNSC hearings.

☢ Nuclear Waste: Informed and Unwilling - Close Up on NWMO Candidate Sites Wed. Feb. 9, 7 p.m. ET. A closer look at the two areas under investigation to host Canada's high level nuke waste.

☢ Radioactive Waste: The Next Generation Wed. Feb. 16, 7 pm ET. This webinar will look ahead to new challenges in radioactive waste management, including the prospect of reprocessing, SMRs  and related proliferation risks.

☢ Hot Potatoes: Repackaging Radioactive Wastes Wed. Feb 23, 7 p.m. ET. A look at Canada's nuke waste transportation, packaging, burial and risks. 

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