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• Apathy in Canada, Catering to Nuclear

  Alberta doesn’t care about nuclear energy; it doesn’t care at all. But if someone has a plant they might like to put up… "We're not in the debate on one side or the other that the nuclear energy industry needs to be supported or needs to face a moratorium," said Mel Knight, minister of energy. "We are not proponents of nuclear energy, we're not working with any company to build... Posted Dec 16 2009, 04:53 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Canada, forecast, Nuclear, power, energy, industry, support

• Another Try at Nuclear Energy and Electric Cars

  Below we have a quote from the BBC about nuclear energy and electric/hybrid cars. It almost makes the point we wanted, but not quite, and it’s a little silly about where wind and solar fit into the equation. We poked around to see if someone has addressed this topic and stayed a little more on-point and found this from Halbert Fischel in the Weekly Standard: At the risk of some cross-border envy, Canada's... Posted Apr 23 2009, 12:19 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Canada, hybrids, BBC

• Go West, Young Power Plant: Nuclear Energy in Alberta

  We've noted Ontario's interest in nuclear energy and now Alberta  takes a crack at it (courtesy of The Prairie Post ): The debate about nuclear energy and whether it will have a future in Alberta has officially begun as Bruce Power Alberta begins the planning to build the first nuclear power plant in western Canada and the Alberta government appoints a committee to research whether nuclear... Posted May 08 2008, 04:42 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Canada

• The Rough and the Smooth in Canada

  An editorial in the Ottawa Citizen offers some surprises. Here's the rough: The latest fiasco in the world of nuclear is that the rehabilitation of Bruce Power units 1 and 2 is running up to 24 per cent over cost estimates. That could mean extra costs of between $350 million and $650 million on the $2.75-billion project. Ontario taxpayers are on the hook for the first $300 million of overruns and... Posted Apr 23 2008, 11:07 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Bruce Power, Canada

• Canada Joins GNEP

  Details from David Akin . Read More... Posted Nov 30 2007, 11:45 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Canada, GNEP

• Nuclear Energy as a Campaign Issue in Canada

  Click here and here for details from Ontario. As always, for the skinny on Canadian energy issues, check out Stephen Aplin . Read More... Posted Sep 24 2007, 02:14 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Canada

• Nuclear Revival Springs New Life Into Canadian Town

  After decades of quiet, there's a new buzz around Uranium City, Saskatchewan. For details, see the Toronto Star . Read More... Posted Aug 27 2007, 12:07 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Canada

• Alberta Town to Hold Vote on New Reactor

  Details from CBC . Read More... Posted Aug 22 2007, 03:14 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Canada