No Nukes News: Playing with fire

Thu May 5 13:54:08 EDT 2022

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The World

☢ Playing with fire at Chornobyl After 36 years the nuclear site is again in danger

☢ Finnish group ditches Russian-built nuclear plant plan More details here.

☢ Four unanswered questions about the intersection of war and nuclear power

☢ Meltdown: Three Mile Island New Netflix 4-part series on the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown.

☢ Uranium - The Deadliest Shape Shifter 50 min. video presentation by Gordon Edwards

Canada

☢ TC Energy Wants to Supply ‘Small-Scale’ Nuclear Reactors to Alberta Tar Sands These “PowerPoint reactors” face serious criticism based on cost, waste disposal issues, and the time it will take to deliver emission reductions that are needed by 2030.

☢ Can Small Modular Reactors rescue nuclear power in Canada? SMRs are unproven, dangerous, and expensive, and there is strong opposition to what could be Canada's first SMR, proposed for Chalk River, from Kebaowek First Nation. Recording of webinar.
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☢ Charlie Angus (NDP MP) Questions the Claims of Small Modular Reactors Proponents of SMRs are on a major spin campaign. None of them have been approved for licensing. The Toronto Star calls them a "boutique boondoggle". The IPCC raises serious questions about the dangers of nuclear proliferation.

☢ CBC's The Current covers SMRs Dr. Susan O'Donnell spars with the Canadian Nuclear Association over high costs of this false climate solution.

☢ Six reasons to STOP the Ottawa River radioactive waste dump And lots more here.

☢ Nuclear plants a dilemma for the Great Lakes The 38 nuclear reactors situated along the Great Lakes shoreline will pose a sizeable problem in the coming decades, as they have no place to send their nuclear waste for permanent storage. “If there's a risk of them sinking and irradiating the lakes, that would be a major catastrophe.” 

Ontario

☢ What if #climate really mattered in this election? See where the parties stand on the biggest issue Ontario faces.

☢ McMaster University faculty group plans campaign against gas generator project, pointing out the hypocrisy of burning fracked gas to save money for green investments. 

Renewables and Conservation

☼ Renewable electricity powered California 100% for the first time in history, mostly from solar

☼ Three myths about renewable energy and the grid, debunked The expansion of renewables and new methods of energy management and storage can lead to a grid that is reliable and clean. By Amory B. Lovins and M.V. Ramana

☼ Global Letter to End Fossil Fuels and Nuclear, Transition to Just & Renewable Energy in response to Ukraine-Russia War Signed by more than 500 organizations

☼ 100% Renewable is Do-able! Abstracts of 67 peer-reviewed published journal articles from 25 independent research groups with 139 different authors all support the result that energy for electricity, transportation, building heating/cooling, and/or industry can be supplied reliably with 100% or near-100% renewable energy at different locations worldwide. 

Take Action

 ☢ 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.

☢ stopSMRs short film This GoFundMe campaign is raising funds for a project called: "micro micro mini mini.'  It’s a short (7 min.),  theatrical satire poking fun at SMRs.

☢ Say No to the Nuke dump proposed for SW Ontario Residents of South Bruce do not want to be the dumping ground for all on Canada’s high-level nuke waste. Show your support by signing their petition.

☢ 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.

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

☢ Reclaim Pickering’s waterfront Call for the immediate dismantling of the Pickering Nuclear Station after closure in 2024. Send a message to Ontario’s Finance Minister and your MPP here.

Events

☢ Nuclear power: the jobs myth Mon. May 9, 2 p.m. ET This webinar will look at the myth of jobs in the nuclear sector, its links between civilian and defence jobs, and explain why waiting for the government to deliver on these will see other important work needed to decarbonise the economy neglected. It will explore the alternative for workers and the hype around small modular reactors.

☢ Clean Energy Technology & Disinformation Wed. May 11, 7 p.m. ET  Stanford's Mark Jacobson and his team have developed detailed plans for 100% renewables for 145 countries, including Canada. Jacobson will expose the disinformation strategy by fossil fuel interests in academic journals and on mainstream and social media, and give accurate info on hydrogen, carbon capture, nuclear, biomass, biofuel, wind, water, solar, storage, electric transportation and clean building systems.

☢ Corporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada Wed. May 11, 12:30 p.m. ET Our panel will focus on the environmental, health and safety regulation of Big Energy in Canada, including climate change policy, the tar sands, and nuclear energy.

☢ Emergency in Ontario: Rally for Climate, Communities and Nature Sat. May 14, 1 p.m. ET
Queen’s Park, T.O. In the lead up to the provincial election, show your support for a flourishing, low-carbon Ontario that offers good green jobs, prioritizes our collective health, and respects Indigenous rights. Join my contingent and help hold banners (email: angela at cleanairalliance.org).

☢ Nuclear war and the legacy of uranium mining Is nuclear power a solution to climate change? These and other issues will be covered in the 11th International Uranium Film Festival May 19 - 29, Rio de Janeiro (Live and Online). 

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