No Nukes in Nanticoke

“No Nukes in Nanticoke” It’s not just  a slogan anymore. It’s a statement of fact. Bruce Power has abandoned its ill-advised and foolhardy attempt to foist a nuclear power plant on an unwilling host community. Bruce’s official press release announcing it is withdrawing its application for a site preparation license and suspending the environmental assessment [...]

Willing Host Community? Says Who?

The biggest hurdle facing Bruce Power’s bid to build a nuclear power plant in Nanticoke is to obtain the consent of the community. Yet, this is not what you’ll hear if you ask most of our local councillors. Back in 2007 when the idea of a nuclear plant seemed far-fetched to those few Haldimand and [...]

Threat of Nuclear Plant is Hurting Local Economy

On June 28, the Ontario government suspended plans to deploy two new nuclear reactors at Darlington. Even with a bottomless public purse, the costs were deemed too high. On July 1, the largest energy company in the US, Exelon, dropped plans to build a two-reactor plant in Victoria, Texas. The costs were too high. In [...]