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I had already learned enough about the power and influence of the nuclear industry to know that I would be fighting a losing battle if I kept my research at UNB Once during my 13 years at the NRC I was asked to work on a military technology project, and I refused. I had a…
The province of New Brunswick says changes have been introduced to the Electricity Act that would allow NB Power to access 'alternative funding.'
Korea Hydro Signs on to Build Global Fleet of ARC-100 SMRs
By Angel Moore, Apr 30, 2024, https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/first-nations-leaders-voice-opposition-to-nuclear-power-plants/ Leaders from three First Nations in New Brunswick made the trip to Ottawa to voice their opposition to the expansion of a nuclear power plant in the province. The federal government, which is pushing the concept of small modular reactors, or SMRs, and the province are proposing to put…
Susan O'Donnell, 2 May 24 To clarify, there's currently no enrichment plant in the US that produces HALEU (fuel enriched between 5 and 20 percent), as far as I'm aware. Any nuclear fuel enrichment happening in the U.S. would be for the existing light-water reactors that use fuel enriched to less than 5 percent.My take: the…