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Waterkeeper submits comments on two Regulatory Oversight Reports to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
On November 16, Waterkeeper submitted two reports to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) which will be considered by Commission Members as part of their annual Regulatory Oversight Report (ROR) meeting in December.
Waterkeeper reviews nuclear safety report, environmental protection performance
The CNSC asked Lake Ontario Waterkeeper to review its 2016 Oversight Report for uranium and nuclear substances processing facilities, which goes over operating performance centred around health and safety of its facilities. Read Waterkeeper's findings here, including 11 recommendations and a focus on the Port Hope Conversion Facility.
Waterkeeper's presentation at the Port Hope Area Iniative (PHAI) hearing
On November 10, 2016, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper presented at the hearing for the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI). Pippa Feinstein and Wilf Ruland represented Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and made oral presentations to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This is what we presented.
Waterkeeper's presentation at the Port Hope Conversion Facility (PHCF) hearing
On November 9, 2016, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper presented at the hearing for Cameco's conversion facility in Port Hope. Pippa Feinstein and Wilf Ruland represented Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and made oral presentations to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This is what we presented.
Did you know this is a monumental week for your swimmable drinkable fishable water?
Today, I am sharing something I have never shared outside our office before. Why? Because events are unfolding this week that will affect millions of Canadians for years to come. And I thought you’d want to know.
STATEMENT re: Federal Court’s ruling in Darlington refurbishment appeal (Press Release)
Public interest groups are disappointed in a Federal Court of Appeal decision that found that the lack of public review of severe accidents and long term storage of nuclear waste is lawful if the nuclear regulator says so. Waterkeeper, Mark Mattson comments on the recent decision.
Ontario’s ever growing heap of high-level nuclear waste
Ontario has a growing amount of extremely radioactive waste. And the plans for Pickering, Darlington, and Bruce will mean more waste will continue to accumulate on our freshwater shores for decades to come. In a time when there is more promotion for nuclear because it's “green,” why isn’t Canada’s nuclear waste problem discussed more often; by government, the regulator, or the media?
Can the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission do better?
If you’ve followed some of our previous work, you know that Waterkeeper questions whether the CNSC effectively serves the public as an impartial regulator. Today, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is joining Greenpeace Canada, Ecojustice, the Canadian Environmental Law Association and others in calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to initiate a twenty year review of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act.
Inside #DarlingtonNuclear, Part 4: Where do we go from here?
After 4 days and 79 interventions, the Darlington nuclear relicensing hearing came to a close last Thursday. Now able to take a step back from the marathon presentations, Hannah assesses what she witnessed. As an independent governing body, does the CNSC have the expertise and independence to make the necessary decisions?
Inside #DarlingtonNuclear, Part 3: Disclosure of Information – Too Late, and Maybe Too Little?
More than half way through the Day 2 Darlington Relicensing hearing, the focus shifts to emergency planning. When it's made clear that important information is not distributed to the public in a timely manner, Tristan questions the accuracy of the claims made by OPG or the CNSC staff and the safety of the project.