Residents near nuclear plants to receive iodide pills The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has finally added a new regulation requiring residents and businesses near nuclear plants to be given radiation protection pills as a precautionary measure. The pills must be…
CELA participates in Deep Geologic Repository hearings In September, CELA participated in the additional public hearings held in Kincardine, Ontario, by the Joint Review Panel (JRP) on the proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. This…
Supporting the Radon Awareness and Prevention Act CELA has sought all-party support for Bill 11, the Radon Awareness and Prevention Act, that would raise awareness about radon, establish an Ontario Radon Registry and reduce radon levels in homes and workplaces. Radon is…
Flushing toxic chemicals: New GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals tool identifies hazardous chemicals in common household products CELA and Clean Production Action (CPA) recently released a comprehensive assessment of the hazards posed by two antibacterial chemicals commonly used in household products such as…
Improvements needed to nuclear emergency planning in Canada CELA is supporting a move by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to require mass predistribution of potassium iodide pills to residents around Canada's nuclear plants along with other improvements to the…
Federal Court prohibits new nuclear plants In a major success for environmentalists and renewable energy supporters, a landmark Federal Court ruling earlier this month has halted the construction of new nuclear reactors in Ontario. The Federal Court threw out the approvals for building…
