Great Lakes nuclear shipments on hold
The Canadian Press
Posted: Mar 29, 2011 4:05 AM ET
Last Updated: Mar 29, 2011 5:06 AM ET
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Bruce Power has permission from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to ship 16 radiation-contaminated steam generators from its facility in Tiverton, Ont., to Sweden for re-processing. (Bruce Power) Beginning of Story Content
Bruce Power is delaying plans to ship radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence it meets with some of the groups that have been protesting the move.
Bruce Power president Duncan Hawthorne says the delay will allow further talks with First Nations and Metis.
Bruce Power workers load a steam generator onto a flatbed truck. Bruce PowerHe says the company has met regulatory obligations but has not yet met its own standard needed for providing information to those legitimate groups.The company wants to ship 16 school bus-sized radiation-contaminated steam generators from its Ontario nuclear plant to Sweden for recycling. It's part of a plan by Bruce Power, a private nuclear utility that generates about a fifth of Ontario's electricity, to refurbish its nuclear generating plant on the shores of Lake Huron.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved the move and says the risk to the health and safety of the public and the environment is negligible.
