April 11, 2022 - Canadian Environmental Law Association

Media Release: Federal Budget Funding for New Nuclear Reactors a ‘Climate Throwaway’

by Julia HambletonApril 11, 2022January 30, 2023

The 2022 federal budget announcing investment in unproven nuclear reactor designs, dubbed Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), is being called a "climate throwaway" by civil society groups. Just days after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its starkest report yet urging aggressive climate action, the federal government is choosing to invest in yet-to-be proven technologies that miss the mark for halving emissions by 2030.

Final Environmental Impact Statement for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility

by Julia HambletonApril 11, 2022January 30, 2023

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has submitted an application to amend its nuclear research and test establishment operating licence for the Chalk River Laboratories site to authorize the constructcion of the proposed near-surface disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste ("NSDF"). CELA submitted an intervention to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission commenting on the adequacy of CNL's final Environmental Impact Statement for the NSDF and opposing the licencen amendment request. The hearing will begin on May 31, 2022 and the public is invited to watch.

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