small modular reactors (SMRs) Archives - Canadian Environmental Law Association

Making the Links: A Toolkit for Environmental Protections, Health, and Equity

by Julia HambletonAugust 25, 2022September 7, 2022

This Toolkit has been created to pair critically urgent environmental issues with legal mechanisms for change and public advocacy. It has been developed with and for Indigenous and settler communities, and individuals throughout Northern Ontario. It is meant to be a foundational resource so that both individuals and practitioners can have ready access to solutions for environmental health issues.

Blog: Climate Change Concerns Breezed Over on Final Day of Nuclear Licensing Hearing for Point Lepreau Nuclear Power Plant

by Julia HambletonMay 12, 2022May 25, 2022

This is the third in a series of blogs by CELA and CRED-NB live from the hearing room, as we share reflections and reactions from the nuclear licensing hearing. You can find our blog from Day 1 and 2 here,

Blog: Questions of Trust, Safety and Public Engagement Central to Day Two of Nuclear Licensing Hearing for Point Lepreau Nuclear Power Plant

by Julia HambletonMay 12, 2022May 12, 2022

This is the second in a series of blogs by CELA and CRED-NB live from the hearing room, as we share reflections and reactions from the nuclear licensing hearing. You can find our blog from Day 1 here.

Blog: Hearing For ‘First Ever’ 25-Year Nuclear Power Plant Licence Commences in Saint John, New Brunswick

by Julia HambletonMay 10, 2022May 10, 2022

This is the first in a series of blogs by CELA and CRED-NB live from the hearing room. Check back every day as we share reflections and reactions from the nuclear licensing hearing.

Blog: What it Means for Environmental Justice when a Nuclear Power Plant Wants a 25-Year Licence

by Julia HambletonApril 13, 2022April 14, 2022

In this blog, Susan O’Donnell highlights the reasons that CELA and The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick (CRED-NB) are intervening in NB Power’s request for a 25-year licence extension at their Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station.

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

by Julia HambletonApril 11, 2022April 11, 2022

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.

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