The government of Ontario is encouraging research into the production of hydrogen using electricity generated by a dedicated nuclear plant, and the safe and economical use of hydrogen both in the production of synthetic petroleum fuels and as a fuel in its own rightWelch, R...
Ontario, Wayne County (20 miles NE of Rochester, NY (nearest major city)) R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 490 Mw PWR/W 310 tons as of 1995. 1969 Making waste 1982 CRAC-2 est. “Worst Case” Casualties: 44,000 Property Damage: $63 Billion Longest-running reactor in the U.S. (Sou...
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In Canada, nuclear power is highly regulated to ensure it’s used safely and responsibly. A licence is required to construct and operate a nuclear power plant or waste management facility in Canada. For Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to maintain our licences, we must demonstrate that we continu...
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Assessment of resident doses near nuclear power plants in Taiwan for epidemiology study. J Environ Radioact. 2020;225: 106443. Article CAS Google Scholar Lane R, Dagher E, Burtt J, Thompson PA. Radiation Exposure and Cancer Incidence (1990 to 2008) around Nuclear Power Plants in Ontario. ...
This article focuses on a contemporary and ongoing case of nuclear colonialism in Canada: attempts to site two national deep geological repositories (DGRs) for nuclear waste on traditional First Nations land in Southwestern Ontario near the world's largest operational nuclear power plant. Through ...
In late June, Ontario shelved its plans to construct the province's next generation of nuclear power plants. The government said none of the proposals it had received presented suitable long-term energy costs for the province.rnThe province's plans had called for a two-reactor plant at the ...
The Darlington plant, run by government-owned Ontario Power Generation, was chosen over the privately-operated Bruce nuclear plant because of reportedly limited transmission capacity from Lake Huron to the Toronto area. The plants would be the first new nuclear facilities constructed in Canada since ...
ten years of new-plant operation.21As of January 2023, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Ontario Power Generation, SNC-Lavalin, and Aecon have signed a contract for the deployment of a BWRX-300 SMR in Ontario, Canada.22This is the first commercial contract for a grid...