No Nukes News: Reactors in a War Zone

Thu Jun 23 10:02:08 EDT 2022

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The World

☢ Reactors in a war zone and potential health consequences Must read! 

☢ Should the war in Ukraine spur a nuclear security rethink? The prospect of high-intensity combat for control of a nuclear facility is a nightmare for Europe as a whole.

☢ EU Committees strike down plans to label nuclear and gas as green investment

☢ Stanford-led research finds SMRs will exacerbate challenges of highly radioactive nuclear waste In fact, SMRs may produce 35 x more waste than large ones 

☢ Atoms and Ashes: The World’s Six Major Nuclear Accidents and Their Aftershocks

☢ Elizabeth May: Small Modular Reactors are not part of a solution to the climate crisis but rather "radioactive snake oil" 9 min. debate with Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Maninder Sidhu

☢ Canada's nuclear waste agency says it was scammed out of $300K meant for First Nation in Ontario

☢ Indigenous groups challenge New Brunswick’s costly radioactive waste legacy More here.

☢ CBC radio Saint John interview with Gordon Edwards on Small Modular Nuclear Reactors 

Ontario

☢ Ontario Clean Air Alliance is hiring a Social Media Manager / Digital Campaigner View job posting and apply here.

☢ Free money! The federal gov't and City of Toronto are offering zero-interest loan programs to help pay for installing heat pumps and other home energy upgrades.

☢ Here we go! In the next few months, the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) will be working hard on several fronts.

☢ Will the next wave of Ontario’s EVs run on clean power or fracked gas? Ontario’s political leaders all support electric vehicles (EVs). But the electricity that powers those vehicles must come from renewables, not fossil fuels, according to OCAA.

☢ Closed for business? Ontario loses out on plant Business groups blame Ford’s cancellation of renewable energy contracts 

Renewables and Conservation

☼ Canada Can Hit 100% Zero-Emission Electricity by 2035 Without Nuclear In a new study by the David Suzuki Foundation, Canada can achieve 100% zero-emission electricity by 2035 with an electricity system that prioritizes renewable energy, storage, energy efficiency, and interprovincial transmission and avoids the pitfalls of nuclear generation, fossil gas, carbon capture and storage, and carbon offsets.

☼ Hydro-Quebec CEO calls for a national energy conversation The provinces need to look hard at how the country’s disparate energy parts might best work together to hasten the economy’s decarbonization.

☼ Storage Can Deliver Carbon-Free Grid, MIT Study Finds

☼ Washington first US state to require all-electric heating with heat pumps in new buildings 

☼ Lessons from a Heat Pump Retrofit at City Housing in Hamilton 

Take Action

☢ IESO working hard to make our climate problems worse The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is gearing up to add NEW polluting gas-fired power plants to our electricity system. Send a message to Premiere Ford here saying NO to new gas and YES to renewables.

☢ 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.

☢ 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

☢ Common security, nuclear risks in the wake of the Ukraine conflict Mon. June 27, 10:30 a.m. ET. A webinar highlighting the importance of common security mechanisms like the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), especially in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the increased nuclear threats. 

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