Attached is a transcript of a brief interview with CH TV February 10, 2010 for the show “Live at 5:30″ hosted by Mark Hebscher and Donna Skelly. In the interview, I praise OPG’s decision to not retube Pickering B. I also question why Samsung does not show up on the Ontario government’s official lobbyist registry.
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Praise for OPG’s Decision to Forego Retubing Pickering B
Thursday, February 11th, 2010AECL Credibility Meltdown in New Brunswick
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Here are links to media reports and commentary in New Brunswick discussing developments with AECL’s role in the refurbishment of the Point Lepreau reactor based on information current to late September 2009.
The story of the Lepreau reactor from 1995 onward is extremely significant from the perspective of regulatory effectiveness, nuclear economics, Candu 600 viability, and electricity politics. A few reporters and editors, such as Daniel McCarty, Neil Reynolds, Lisa Hrabluk, and Mike Holmes, deserve special mention for getting on the story early as does the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies.
In other parts of Canada concerned with nuclear matters, the lessons that just jump out from the facts of New Brunswick’s experience, are virtually unknown.
AECL competence must be addressed
AECL issues status report on the Point Lepreau Life Extension Project
AECL says N.B. reactor delay now 16 months
Refurb meltdown
Nuclear Future: Ontario’s New Build and AECL
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009This interview was conducted July 17, 2009. The interview was conducted by 360 Energy, an energy service and energy management firm, as part of their series on energy issues.
Part 1 discusses why the Ontario and federal governments deserve credit for introducing a new level of financial responsibility and realism not previous evident in nuclear policy in Canada. The advantages of competitive procurement of electricity supply, the implications of China’s 2005 decision against further Candu construction, and priorities for AECL wind-up are also discussed.
Part 2 discusses the current power generation surplus in Ontario, the need for the Ontario Power Authority to update the Integrated Power System Plan for Ontario so that Ontario can make better decisions on when and what kind of new supply to acquire, and the planning flexibility provided by the emission upgrades at some of Ontario’s coal-fired power stations.
Part 3 focuses on the costs for the consumers of Ontario government agencies imprudently enterring into long term contracts for new power generation without a plan setting out how the new and existing resources on the system will meet consumer needs.
Watch the videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoZkSU3Lcmw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyVDkmUmfFk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH9LNGB4Nw8