There has been a very considerable amount of media coverage related to the review of Ontario’s nuclear emergency plans currently underway. The previous posting on this site has information about the review, including a link to a very helpful Q & A on the topic.
Here is a list of the coverage, with the most recent items up top.
July 4: Brockton Wants Improved Nuclear Response Bayshore Broadcasting
June 30: One grandma’s wisdom for fighting the nuclear industry Greenpeace
June 21: More time to deal with nuclear response changes, region says Oshawa Express
June 14: Durham Region provides input on discussion paper about updating Ontario’s nuclear emergency response plan Durham Radio News
June 12th Press Conference on risks related to Fermi 2 (U.S. nuclear plant on Lake Ontario in Michigan)
Press Release: Nuclear Disaster Threat to Windsor Essex Overlooked by Province
Windsor Star: Ontario ill-prepared for nuclear accident, environmentalists say
CTV web story: Groups Raise Alarm about Lack of Protection in Event of Nuclear Disaster
CBC Story: Province not prepared for nuclear disaster in southern Ontario, say safety advocates
Blackburn News interviewing Fire Chief: Amherstburg Needs Provincial Help To Deal With Nuclear Disaster
CKLW AM 800: Amherstburg Gains New Partners For Development of Nuclear Disaster Plan
Radio-Canada, en francais: L’Ontario est mal préparée en cas d’accident nucléaire, affirment des groupes environnementaux
Radio-Canada Windsor video clip
Amherstburg River Town Times: Town wanting strengthened nuclear protection, gets allies in process
June 6th Press conference on nuclear risks to Durham Region
Press Release: Nuclear disaster plans overlook Durham’s unique challenges
Facebook post of the CTV story
Durham Radio story: Environmental groups calling on province to upgrade nuclear emergency response plan
Metroland, June 10th: Durham wants more time to comment on nuclear response plan
Metroland, June 8th: Enviro groups concerned about nuclear safety plan in Durham
May 18th Press Conference Queen’s Park
Press Release: Ontario Unprepared for Nuclear Emergency on Great Lakes
May 19, 2017: Motherboard (Vice) Canada’s Nuclear Province Isn’t Ready for Its Fukushima, Critics Say
May 19 Torontovka (Russian website): План действий при ядерной аварии в Онтарио признали неэффективным
May 18: CTV News Ontario nuclear emergency plan inadequate, environmental groups say
May 18 London Free Press (CP): Ontario’s proposed plan for nuclear plant emergencies ripped
May 18 Sault Online: Ontario unprepared for nuclear emergency on Great Lakes
May 18 Toronto Star: Nuclear emergency plans lacking in Ontario, groups allege
Queen’s Park Briefing: Seen: Nuclear emergency plan panned by public interest groups,
Global News: Ontario Unprepared for Large Scale Nuclear Disaster
Oshawa Express, May 31st: Disaster plans miss the mark
Radio-Canada: L’Ontario prêt en cas d’accident nucléaire?
** Quotations about the causes of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Nuclear plants have become the new “normal”. Whereas they used to be unthinkable tragedies of proliferation, now we’re concerned about emergency preparedness. Just like crumbling social housing and skyrocketing homelessness used to be shocking, now we’re begging for financial crumbs to keep warming centres open so people don’t freeze to death. Quaint.Shut the nukes down! Save the tax-payer money. Invest in renewables. Conserve. Keep the land intact and alive. Save Lives!
“Disaster Plans Miss the Mark.”, like Duh……..