Introduction to CNWC’s Electrification Policy Position papers
The Canadian Nuclear Workers’ Council (CNWC) has published a series of policy position papers advocating for the expansion of nuclear power in Canada. The papers argue that nuclear is the only clean...
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January 2025 | CNWC Newsletter
National Director’s Message As we look ahead to 2025 we have a lot of good reasons to be optimistic. 2024 marked the end of operations at the Pickering A Nuclear Generating Station. For more than...
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Movie night in Alberta: tonight’s blockbuster is a remake
Moonshine, Henuset Wine, Runnin’ Around Re-tread: Son of CANDU-for-Alberta II, The Sequel In 2010, CNWC employer Bruce Power bought a startup called Energy Alberta that was pitching what looked like...
View ArticleCanadian dollars on the Baltic: worth the healthy bones of a single...
What’s in this article Canadian nuclear companies often rely on federal financial assistance for projects. Not all are equally deserving. Westinghouse received a letter of intent from Export...
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CNWC Submission regarding OPG’s Application for a Licence to Construct the...
Reference. 2024-H-03 CNWC submission regarding OPG’s Application for a Licence to Construct a single BWRX-300 Reactor at their Darlington Nuclear Generating Site Dear President Tremblay and Members of...
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Suncor’s non-nuclear base case at Base Plant
Here’s what’s in this article: Alberta’s reliance on fossil fuels presents a significant decarbonization challenge, with potential nuclear power providing a solution. Installing nuclear capacity could...
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The 10,000 MW job ahead for the Canadian nuclear industry
What’s in this article: Strategy and Tactics of Big Gas: In the early 2000s, two Ontario natural gas companies, Union Gas and Enbridge, gave funding to the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) for a...
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Too sexy for hot water revenue: the electric power industry’s strange...
Article summary: Large, consistent power demands not currently met with electricity are overlooked in power system and utility planning: Domestic hot water and residential space heating are largely...
View ArticleWe the Nuclear North: Canadian Nuclear Workers kept the U.S. State of New...
Each Ontario nuclear power plant worker made over 55,480 kWh of the electricity sent from Ontario to New York in January. That’s enough for each nuclear worker to have supplied 102 New York homes over...
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Hope beyond HOEP: the Mad Hatter’s Market, and how it threatens energy security
Nobody pays the Ontario electricity “market” price except those who import Ontario electricity into other jurisdictions In the majority of hours through the year, the price those customers pay for...
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