Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is asking for a 13-year licence to refurbish (i.e., rebuild) the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station’s 4 aging reactors. The Darlington licensing hearing is coming up the first week of November. Hearing details from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) here.
Deadline for submissions = September 28th.
** More to come soon on why 13 year licence is a bad idea.
Learn more about this hearing & its implications for everyone in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) at DNA’s upcoming Sept. 17th event in Oshawa.
Thursday, Sept. 17th, 7 – 9 pm Room 106 Trent University’s Oshawa Campus (55 Thornton Road South)
A panel of experts will discuss nuclear safety, emergency planning & environmental impacts to Lake Ontario in preparation for the November hearing on the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station refurbishment.
Expert Panel:
- Mark Mattson, President, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
- Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director & Counsel, Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)
- Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Senior Nuclear Analyst, Greenpeace
DNA Sept. 17 event poster.
The Severe Accident Study (not)
You can read the Severe Accident Study. (if you want CNSC to mail you a hard copy, write to info@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca & ask for one.)
My time is a bit limited at the moment, so for now I’ll simply provide some key links you can use to find out more information about this “severe accident study” … that is really not a severe accident study at all:
- Ruling request from 8 groups
- Press release
- Canadian Press wire story
- August 20th press conference (14 minute) video** highly recommended!!
How Harper turned a nuclear watchdog into a lapdog
Darlington: It’s Not Worth the Risk
More Related Information:
Direction sign to Nukes
<< these distances measured from downtown Toronto>>