Will expanding Canada’s plutonium interests support the peaceful use of nuclear energy?

Small modular reactors are not going to solve these problems. On the contrary, adding plutonium separation to the Canadian nuclear industry's repertoire will create a new global security risk and raise legitimate questions about Canada's stated goal to be a leader in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, pictured on the Hill, addressed an international conference in Washington, D.C., on nuclear power on Oct. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY M.V. RAMANA AND SUSAN O’DONNELL

November 10, 2022

The federal government is on a roll, ardently declaring how much it supports expanding nuclear energy. A recent example is the Oct. 26

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