At the end of this year, Quebec will permanently shut down its only nuclear generator, the CANDU 6 known as Gentilly 2. What will replace G2’s clean electricity? Dirty, carbon-heavy electricity from fossil-fired generators. The reactor has been operating since…
Category: South Korea
Greenpeace loves natural gas, and supports LNG exports to South Korea and Japan
The shutdown of Japan’s nuclear fleet because of the casualty-free Fukushima meltdown will produce more scenes like this: That was the Cosmo oil Chiba refinery, east of Tokyo, after it exploded during the March 11, 2011 earthquake. It only took…
CANDU back in the game: what now?
After months of excruciating uncertainty, the CANDU situation has been resolved somewhat. As everyone predicted, SNC-Lavalin has agreed to purchase the CANDU reactor part of Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. I won’t go into the ins and outs of the deal.…
The Nuclear Renaissance, Laurel & Hardly, and the power of fruit juice: it’s the 32nd Carnival of Nuclear Energy
This is the first time Canadian Energy Issues has hosted the Blog Carnival of Nuclear Energy, and looking at the lineup of submissions I wonder why I have not hosted the Carnival before. If you’re not familiar with the Nuclear…