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Nuclear Reactor Hazards, Ongoing Dangers of Operating Nuclear Technology in the 21st...

Publication | April 24, 2005 at 19:00

A comprehensive assessment of the hazards of operational reactors, new 'evolutionary' designs, inherent flaws of the main reactor designs and future reactor concepts, the risks associated with the management of spent nuclear fuel and the...

Risks of Operating Candu 6 Nuclear Power Plants

Publication | November 30, 2008 at 18:00

The new report commissioned by Greenpeace warns that Canada’s CANDU-6 nuclear reactor, designed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) in the 1970s, is unsafe and too dangerous to build according to modern regulatory standards.

Ontario Cancels New Reactors!

Blog entry by Shawn-Patrick Stensil | October 18, 2013

Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government announced last week it was cancelling plans to build risky new reactors at the Darlington nuclear station.   This is good news for the environment, electricity consumers and the future of Ontario’s...

Five years on and the Fukushima crisis is far from over

Blog entry by Shaun Burnie | February 26, 2016

Five years ago the Rainbow Warrior sailed along the Fukushima coast conducting radiation sampling. Now it's back, and has Japan's ex-Prime Minister on board. Greenpeace Ship Rainbow Warrior Sailing past the destroyed Fukushima...

Fukushima nuclear disaster: 5 years on and no end in sight

Blog entry by Junichi Sato | March 11, 2016

Last month I joined the magnificent crew of the Rainbow Warrior , a team of experts, and Greenpeace colleagues from around the world. For two days we sailed along Fukushima’s beautiful, rugged coast working under rough conditions as...

5 Things I Learned at my First Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Hearing

Blog entry by Fawn Edwards | April 20, 2015 3 comments

Last week, I attended my first Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) hearing in Kincardine, Ontario. The Commission was considering Bruce Power’s application to renew their operating license for their eight nuclear reactors on the...

Complaint to the Environment Commissioner regarding the Nuclear Liability Act

Publication | January 22, 2007 at 17:00

Greenpeace filed a complaint with the federal Environment Commissioner for the federal government's failure to update the Nuclear Liability Act, which protects nuclear operators from the costs of a nuclear accident, and adequetly protect...

3 Reasons to Shut Down Pickering

Blog entry by Shawn-Patrick Stensil | December 6, 2016 1 comment

Early this year, Kathleen W ynne’s government broke her promise to shut down the Pickering nuclear station before 2020. This broken promise is driving up energy bills putting the public at risk and stopping Ontario from joining...

OPA underestimates Nuclear Costs

Publication | November 4, 2008 at 18:00

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