Haldimand County : "Not So Fast" Says Nuclear Petition
CD98: Adam Liefl - June 10, 2009
http://cd989.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=16637
MPP Toby Barrett is making sure local voices are heard on the issue of nuclear power in Nanticoke. In the legislature, Barrett read a petition titled "Nuclear Nanticoke: Not So Fast". Barrett said without any formal public consultation, county councils in both Haldimand and Norfolk unanimously endorsed the first step in building two nuclear reactors. The petition cites concerns of safety and security. Barrett signed the petition but said he doesn't necessarily back the push for a province-wide moratorium. Grand Erie Energy Quest collected over one thousand signatures for the petition.
Bruce Power says they hope Ontario's
Energy Minister changes his mind about their nuclear proposal in Nanticoke.
George Smitherman told a Standing Committee on Estimates last week it's not
the province of Ontario's intention to be involved in the encouragement or purchase
of any power that might theoretically be created by such a facility. Manager
of Investor and Media Relations for Bruce, Steve Cannon, says Smitherman has
said that before, however, the company is going through with the environmental
assessment as a planning process. Cannon goes on to say that things change,
and they want to be ready for a potentially greater need for power in the future.
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Comments:
lordy
Re: "Not So Fast" Says
Nuclear Petition
Being against nuclear is also being against the production of isotopes for cancer
testing. Where are these people coming from? This is simply NYIMY at its worst.
brent
Re: "Not So Fast" Says
Nuclear Petition
The term is NIMBY. Unless NYIMY is a new bwuzz word that I don't know about.
"Not Yours, It's My Yard" (?)
As you can see in this piece there are few reactors that produce the isotopes. Bruce, Pickering nor Darlington produce them.
ttp://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/06/10/isotope-harper.html
So to be against nuclear is NOT tantamount be being against isotope production. To be Stephen Harper is to be against isotope production.
lordy
Re: "Not So Fast" Says Nuclear Petition
Are you saying that the nuclear reactors that produce isotopes don't have spent
fuel that lasts for a long time, don't have tritium and/or heavy water leaks?
Get real - nuclear is nuclear and those against nuclear don't differenciate.
And our TOBY says he's OK with nuclear, just not here where we burn coal.
NIMBY!!!