Federal party positions: should new nuclear reactors be part of a climate action plan?
On Sept. 20, one of the two largest Canadian political parties is likely to win the election. Both are supporting new nuclear infrastructure development. The victor will oversee a fund with up to $8-billion of our tax dollars available to help private-sector nuclear companies, originating mainly in the U.S. and the U.K., to develop their nuclear prototypes in Canada.
The nuclear industry lobby in Canada is conducting an intensive campaign for federal funding to build new nuclear reactors–so-called "small modular nuclear reactors" or SMNRs–claiming they are required for climate action. The federal government is boosting the industry campaign, with Natural Res...
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