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Share your comments about the ARC-100 nuclear project
Today the NB government opened the first opportunity for public comment on NB Power’s ARC Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Demonstration Project proposed for Point Lepreau. During the next 30 days, First Nations and the general public have the opportunity to ensure that their concerns help to determine the topics that NB Power studies and reports…
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Fredericton, Thursday, October 12 @ STU– Professor M.V. Ramana: “Nuclear Energy and the Bomb”
When thinking about energy transitions, the issue of nuclear weapons rarely comes to mind. Yet the connections between generating nuclear energy and the ability to make nuclear weapons have been evident since Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed. One connection is separating plutonium from used nuclear fuel, the technology proposed for Point Lepreau in New Brunswick.…
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CRED-NB presentation on Clean Affordable Electricity for New Brunswick
The NB Legislature’s Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship met to study a clean energy strategy for New Brunswick. CRED-NB core member Tom McLean presented for our group on September 27, 2023. Here’s the archive: Tom’s slide deck Tom’s speaking notes Video of presentation
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NB Power has its head stuck in uranium
NB Power seems to want to be a nuclear utility no matter how much it costs or whether or not the nuclear technology works because… well, just because. The utility’s 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) released in July states that small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) are critical to developing a clean and cost-effective power grid…
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11 Reasons Why Nuclear Power Has No Future
Nuclear power is dirty and dangerous now and for many generations to come. Read or download 11 Reasons Why Nuclear Power Has No Future – with links to references and supporting materials.
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NB Power is kicking the can down the road while the planet burns
For Immediate Release Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick NB Power is kicking the can down the road while the planet burns Rothesay, New Brunswick, August 3, 2023 – The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick (CRED-NB) is surprised that NB Power would produce a plan (IRP 2023) for the future…
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Will an experimental nuclear reactor on the Bay of Fundy escape federal impact assessment?
On June 30, NB Power registered an environmental impact assessment with the province of New Brunswick and filed a licence application with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to prepare a site on the Bay of Fundy for the ARC-100, an experimental small modular reactor (SMR) still in early design. Making information public about the…
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Update on the ARC-100 project
The Government of New Brunswick just posted online the EIA registration document for the ARC-100 SMR that NB Power proposes to develop at the Point Lepreau nuclear site on the Bay of Fundy. The full document pdf, 297 pages, is HERE. Some background: The ARC-100 project is currently exempt from the Impact Assessment Act, so…
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Wishful thinking about nuclear energy won’t get us to net zero
This commentary was published by The Hill Times and the NB Media Co-op. Wishful thinking about nuclear energy won’t get us to net zero M. V. Ramana and Susan O’Donnell On June 20, the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) released its 2023 Canada’s Energy Future report, developing scenarios for a path to net zero by 2050. These…
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Energizing the future for New Brunswick
Tom McLean, a recent member to the core CRED-NB coalition, wrote this excellent article for the NB Media Co-op. “New Brunswick can realize that healthy and prosperous future by starting with a plan for a deliberate transition in how we produce and consume energy.” Read the full article HERE.
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