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Throne speech promise of nuclear reactor revenue does not add up
The Higgs government formalized its support for the development of new nuclear reactors (so-called small modular nuclear reactors, SMRs) in New Brunswick. The throne speech claimed: “If New Brunswick can develop advanced SMRs right here at home and achieve just 1 per cent of the estimated Canadian market, it would mean $190 million in annual…
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CRED-NB advocates for a nuclear-free renewable energy future (media release)
ROTHESAY – The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick (CRED-NB) is dismayed at today’s announcement by the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development to establish New Brunswick as a hub for so-called small modular nuclear reactors. (SMRs). The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick (CRED-NB) advocates for our province to…
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Des groupes environnementaux, trois partis d’opposition et les Premières Nations dénoncent tous l’appui d’Ottawa pour financer les futurs réacteurs nucléaires
Les PRM n’ont pas leur place dans un plan d’action sur le climat. Nous sommes dans une situation d’urgence climatique. Click here for the English version. Des groupes environnementaux, trois partis d’opposition et les Premières Nations dénoncent tous l’appui d’Ottawa pour financer les futurs réacteurs nucléaires OTTAWA, le 18 novembre 2020 – Des groupes de…
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Environmental groups, three opposition parties, First Nations oppose federal government’s plan to fund new nuclear reactors
SMRs do not belong in a climate action plan. We are in a climate emergency. Cliquez ici pour la version française OTTAWA, November 18, 2020 – Groups from across Canada called on the federal government today to halt its plans to fund experimental new small nuclear reactors (SMRs) and to take real action against climate change by investing more in renewable energy and…
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Prototype reactors for NB are not part of climate action plan
Both the federal and New Brunswick governments are claiming that the prototype nuclear reactors will help to tackle the climate crisis. CRED-NB member Susan O’Donnell from the UNB RAVEN project writes two articles in the NB Media Co-op on this topic. You can read them by clicking on the headlines below. Are New Brunswick’s prototype…
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CRED-NB and national groups to the Prime Minister: stop funding new nuclear reactors
A network of groups across the country including CRED-NB sent a letter to the Prime Minister asking that any further government commitment to the development of small modular nuclear reactors must be put on hold and a process established to permit Canadians to have their say and evaluate the economic, societal and environmental cases for…
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Why hasn’t Canada signed the UN nuclear weapons ban treaty?
CRED-NB is endorsing a panel event on Nov. 19 organized by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute. The event is free and features speakers from across the political spectrum, MPs from the NDP, Greens, Liberals and Bloc Québécois. For more info and to sign up for the event, visit this site. The question from CRED-NB is:…
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Federal government suppressing dissent on nuclear energy
CRED-NB members Sam Arnold, with the Sustainable Energy Group in Carleton County, and Susan O’Donnell, with the RAVEN project at the University of New Brunswick, published an article today in The Hill Times. Their article describes how the federal government is blocking groups and individuals opposed to new federal funding for nuclear reactors…
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Debunking the myths about SMRs
The video of the Beyond Nuclear webinar held Oct. 21 is available on our website, the Videos tab. Experts from Canada and the US discuss the common myths about SMRs and offer research and evidence to clear up misconceptions. CRED-NB and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) were co-hosts of this event.
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“Next generation” nuclear reactors are a dirty, dangerous distraction from tackling the climate crisis
Groups say federal funding of new nuclear reactors is a “dirty, dangerous distraction” from tackling climate change Ottawa, October 20, 2020 — Public interest groups across Canada are criticizing the federal government for funding small nuclear reactor development and are challenging the government to release the research and data that support its strategy. Ministers Seamus…
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