“This story is behind a paywall but CNS members may be asked about it today. Their homes sit on radioactive mining waste and no one told them | The Star I have a great deal of sympathy for innocent individuals who continue to have their lives affected by legacy contamination because it is not clear who…

Ole Hendrickson’s article in Rabble claims that Canada’s new radioactive waste and decommissioning policy is a failure. https://rabble.ca/columnists/canadas-radioactive-waste-and-decommissioning-policy-is-a-failure/?fbclid=IwAR3iLjjTgeOWasA2SE1R-L6YWMHbiGWVZi6-OL5HQM_H6dz9NRM_oS1wBMk But is it? In fact, he raises no issues that suggest the policy is a failure. There are no instances cited that show that anyone or anything in the environment has been harmed or that they could…

Governments have many tools that they can use to support industries with the most conspicuous being direct financial support or indirect support through tax breaks and similar instruments.  Over the last year our government’s at all levels have been recognizing the role of the nuclear industry in reducing emissions and bringing energy security to the…