Identifying Environmental Risk Factors
New Binational Great Lakes Nuclear Map Identifies “Nuclear Hot Spots”
May 7, 2013 By - Concern for Public Health -
May 6, 2013 Great Lakes United and the International Institute of Concern for Public Health (IICPH) released today the Great Lakes Nuclear Hot Spots Map, providing a detailed regional, binational view of nuclear facilities in the Great Lakes Region. As the map shows, with the exception of Lake Superior, each of the Great Lakes has numerous nuclear sites related to nuclear power generation, most of which are located within one kilometre of the … [Read More...]
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IICPH Attends News Conference in Buffalo
May 18, 2013 By - Concern for Public Health - Leave a Comment
IICPH was invited to join with the Sierra Club Niagara Group, Nuclear Information and Resource Services and the Women's Indigenous Initiatives, at a press conference in Buffalo, NY on May 15, 2013 to inform the citizens of New York State of the DOE plan to ship HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE LIQUID WASTE 1,000 miles across public roads and bridges in the U.S. and Canada. Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) is planning to truck 23,000 liters … [Read More...]
Pickering – OPG Applies for 5-year Renewal
May 4, 2013 By - Concern for Public Health -
Current Proposal by OPG Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is applying to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for a five-year renewal of its operating licence for six reactors at its Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (PNGS). In addition, OPG intends to continue operating these reactors until the end of 2020. But critical components in four of these reactors will reach their designed end-of-life during 2014-2016. So OPG is planning … [Read More...]
Shipment of Highly-Radioactive Liquid Waste – Backgrounder
April 8, 2013 By - Concern for Public Health -
Current Plan Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) is planning to truck 23,000 litres of highly radioactive liquid waste containing highly-enriched uranium (HEU) from its Chalk River Laboratory (CRL) facility approximately 2000 kilometres to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina. The shipments could begin this summer, if approved by both countries. This liquid HEU-bearing waste has resulted from using … [Read More...]
Nuclear Fuel Waste in Canada
February 24, 2013 By - Concern for Public Health -
by Anna Tilman - Nuclear waste, especially nuclear fuel wastes from reactors, also called high-level radioactive wastes, is the greatest danger caused by the nuclear industry. This fuel, otherwise known as irradiated fuel or “spent” fuel, contains hundreds of radioactive elements that are the products of fission in a reactor. Many of them are not found in nature. This fuel is lethal in seconds to anyone nearby. It will leave an indelible … [Read More...]
IICPH Fall 2012 Newsletter
November 26, 2012 By - Concern for Public Health -
Our featured articles include Remembering Rosalie Bertell, IICPH Against Darlington Refurbishment, James Bay Cree Nation Declares Permanent Uranium Moratorium, Review of Nuclear Waste Laws, Residents Concerned about GE-Hitachi Uranium Pellet Plan and Nuclear Free Japan. Newsletter-2012-fall-iicph … [Read More...]
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Letter to Minister Oliver re. Shipment of High-level Liquid Radioactive Waste
April 8, 2013 By - Concern for Public Health -
Letter to Minister Oliver re shipment of high-level liquid radioactive waste, click here. April 2, 2013 article by Ian McLeod of the Ottawa Citizen on this topic in which IICPH is mentioned click here. … [Read More...]