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MEDIA ADVISORY: Public interest groups in court to appeal plan to refurbish aging nuclear reactors
Public interest groups are in the Federal Court of Appeal today to ensure that human health and environmental risks are carefully considered in a plan to refurbish four aging nuclear reactors at the Darlington site on the shores of Lake Ontario. This comes on the heels of the Toronto Executive Committee’s passing of a motion calling for a review of nuclear emergency plans.
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?
Waterkeeper's presentation at the Day 2 Darlington Nuclear Relicensing Hearing
On November 2, 2015, represented by Pippa Feinstein, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper presented to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) at the Darlington Relicensing Day 2 Hearing in Courtice, Ontario. This is what we presented.
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.
Inside #DarlingtonNuclear, Part 2: Who to Trust?
After presenting and watching other members of the public present at the Darlington relicensing hearing, Tristan looks at the current process and asks: Why is it so difficult to obtain direct answers?
Waterkeeper's submission to participate in Darlington's relicensing process
On September 28, 2015, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper submitted a request to intervene during the Day 2 Relicensing Hearing for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (DNGS). Tristan quickly summarizes Waterkeeper's five major concerns with the nuclear operation as well as our recommendations. Also, flip through the entire submission to see DNGS's stats and all of our findings.
Environmentalists in court to demand proper review of nuclear risks
Lawyers for environmental groups ask a Federal Court today to order the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to redo its environmental review of Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to rebuild and run the aging Darlington nuclear reactors for three more decades.