Public Forums in Saint John on Wednesday, November 30th
Questioning the Restart of Point Lepreau: Lessons Learned from Fukushima and Beyond.
The Facts You Won’t Get from NB Power
About the Risks of Running a Refurbished Lepreau.
Bring your questions and comments for our panel, which includes:
Dr. Michel Duguay, Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering, Laval University and Director of MSQN (Movement for a Nuclear-Free Quebec)
Dr. Gordon Edwards, Ph.D in Mathematics, Director of Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (CCNR)
Sharon Murphy and Chris Rouse of CCNB Action (Saint John/Fundy chapter)
The panelists will address specific risks to public health and safety if the refurbished Point Lepreau reactor is ever restarted. On December 1st and 2nd these expert critics of the proposal to restart Lepreau will officially present their concerns to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) during its Saint John public hearing on NB Power’s application to refuel and restart the Lepreau nuclear reactor in 2012 and renew its operating license for 5 more years.
Among the issues the panel will discuss are critical underestimations, downplaying, and ignoring of certain risks from earthquakes, unresolved reactor control problems and operator/human error.
These Public Forums, both on November 30, are scheduled as follows:
3-5 p.m. Oland Hall, Room 104, on the main campus of UNBSJ
7:30-9:30 p.m. Ft. Howe Hotel, Harbour Passage Room,
10 Portland St., uptown Saint John
Sponsors include UNBSJ, Council of Canadians/Saint John chapter, CCNB Action/Saint John Fundy chapter, Sierra Club of Canada/Atlantic Canada chapter, and other organizations affiliated in the Lepreau Decommissioning Coalition. For further information call (506) 849-0285 or 635-1297 (Saint John), or 529-4982 (St. Andrews).
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