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Factsheet: SMRs lemon mobile
Our colleague Dave Geary from Clean Green Saskatchewan created this SMRs factsheet. You can download and print as a poster, HERE. Please share it widely!
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Electricity from burning wood pellets is a scam
In its recent Energy Plan, the New Brunswick government proposed that the NB Power Belledune power plant should switch from burning coal to burning wood pellets. The federal government has mandated that all coal-fired electricity plants stop burning coal by 2030. However generating electricity from forest-based biomass is a false climate solution. Burning wood for…
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Radioactive Waste Policy in Canada – where did it go? [webinar]
The year 2023 saw many developments for nuclear waste policy and governance. For an update on last year and discussion of what we can expect in the year ahead, join this webinar on Thursday, February 29 at 8pm Atlantic. Speakers include Susan O’Donnell from CRED-NB who will talk about policy related to reprocessing radioactive fuel…
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Hydrogen: super fuel or another big distraction?
New Brunswick this week released a “5-year roadmap” for hydrogen development, predicting that the strategy will make the province a clean-energy powerhouse. Hydrogen will be an element in a future energy system that emits fewer GHGs. However the government’s plan misses the mark. Here’s CRED-NB’s initial analysis: Electricity and heat pumps are a far cheaper…
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Tripling nuclear power: public relations fairy dust
SMR Information Task Force bulletin #6 The federal government recently endorsed two similar nuclear fantasies. This month, Natural Resources Canada published a statement endorsing a plan to work with other countries to “advance a global aspirational goal of tripling nuclear energy capacity from 2020 by 2050.” The global nuclear declaration attracted endorsements from only 22…
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SMRs and plutonium
SMR Information Task Force bulletin #5 Plutonium is the stuff from which nuclear bombs are made. It is created as a byproduct of nuclear fission. Plutonium resides in the fiercely radioactive used fuel assemblies discharged from nuclear reactors. Any method for extracting plutonium from used fuel is called reprocessing. Moltex Energy, a U.K. start-up, plans…
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NB government’s energy plan is ignoring reality
NB government’s energy plan is ignoring reality. Rothesay, New Brunswick, December 13, 2023 – The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick (CRED-NB) is astounded that the NB government would produce an energy plan that ignores the reality of where energy systems and the global energy economy are headed. Tom McLean, of CRED-NB, said…
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World Nuclear Industry Status Report Launch
The WNISR annual report is a must-have reference for anyone interested in the nuclear industry. The 2023 report, launched today, includes in-depth analysis of the industry and a section on SMR development written by University of British Columbia professor M.V. Ramana. The chapter Nuclear Power vs. Renewable Energy Deployment provides an overview of the increasing…
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What’s the Plan for Radioactive Wastes from New Nuclear Reactors?
CRED is a member of the SMRs Information Task Force. Here’s our latest bulletin: Promoters and vendors of new nuclear reactors appear ready to move ahead with the generation of new varieties of long-lived radioactive wastes without having the science or social license to safely manage those wastes for hundreds of thousands of years. The…
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A moment of truth for the oil and gas industry
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published a major report, The Oil and Gas Industry in Net-Zero Transition, which states that the sector must slash its GHG emissions by 60% by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement targets. The IEA is bringing “5 pillars for action” to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai for “getting the…
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