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Nuclear energy is dirty. It should never be funded by governments.
In February, the New Brunswick government announced another gift to the nuclear industry: $20 million to continue designing a prototype nuclear reactor that, if built, will create new and even more toxic kinds of nuclear poisons. Read our fact sheet: Nuclear is dirty energy.
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100 groups ask: What will we do with our nuclear waste?
Ottawa – Over 100 public interest and community groups signed on to a joint letter setting out their expectations for a review of Canada’s Radioactive Waste Policy launched by Natural Resources Canada last November. Top on their list: the review must be transparent, and independent of the nuclear industry. In previous communications, the…
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CRED-NB pre-budget submission to the New Brunswick government
Today we sent to the New Brunswick government and the opposition parties our submission to the pre-budget consultations. In the throne speech last year, the government missed the opportunity to announce a bold plan for renewable energy and energy-saving retrofits. Instead, the speech mentioned the new nuclear reactors proposed for the province. Our submission analyses…
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Webinar Feb. 23: Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy in New Brunswick
Chris Rouse: Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy in New Brunswick: Why public investments are better than incentives Free event, everyone welcome. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7pm. Register to receive the event link and a reminder: https://unbvirtualclasses.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpdeGqqTsuE9S63pfdy_GVFzxQjEyypL7q Chris Rouse is the founder of New Clear Free Solutions and has been very active in the environmental movement…
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What are the links between nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons? (video)
CRED-NB hosted an international webinar to explore this question, five days after the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came into force. The panelists: Ray Acheson, Zia Mian, David Lowry and Gordon Edwards. Co-hosts were the Canadian Environmental Law Association, Beyond Nuclear and the NB Media Co-op. Watch the video here.
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Groups object to nuclear regulator’s plan to weaken rules for experimental nuclear reactors
OTTAWA, January 21, 2021 – Civil society groups are objecting to plans by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to weaken its nuclear security regulations. A staff presentation to the Commission today reveals that they have been reviewing the regulations since 2018, with no public consultation. The presentation says amendments are underway to “remove prescriptive requirements” from…
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The nuclear industry lobbying club in New Brunswick
Lobbying by the nuclear industry is a key reason why the industry attains so many public subsidies. An analysis of the federal lobby database shows just how powerful the nuclear lobby is. In New Brunswick, CBC reporter Jacques Poitras wrote an article this week about lobbying activity for the proposed nuke projects for the province,…
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Video: More nuclear reactors for New Brunswick?
The province and NB Power are promoting two more nuclear reactors (SMRs), to be built next to the existing reactor at Point Lepreau on the Bay of Fundy. On Jan. 14, the New Brunswick Environmental Network (NBEN) invited Susan O’Donnell, CRED-NB member and leader of the RAVEN project at the University of New Brunswick, to…
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Big questions about claims of “recycling” nuclear waste in NB
The CBC today published an interview with Dr. Allison Macfarlane, expert in nuclear waste issues. The article explains that there is no scientific basis to claims by NB Power and the NB government that one of the new nukes will “recycle” Lepreau’s used fuel / high-level nuclear waste. Read it here.
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Webinar: Ending the global security threats of nuclear power
Webinar: Ending the global security threats of nuclear power: Lessons from the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 3 – 4:30pm Eastern • Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Everyone is welcome to join this international panel session to learn about the links between nuclear power, SMRs, global security and nuclear weapons. Lots to learn! This…
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