Research and development to support the advancement of small modular reactors and advanced reactors. Photo by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories / Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0)
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A group of U.S.-based scientists has sent a second open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requesting an expert review of a New Brunswick nuclear project over its plans to recover a radioactive material from spent uranium fuel.
The letter cites concerns about the process being proposed to recover radioactive plutonium from fuel used in nuclear reactors. The scientists worry the plutonium, and the technology associated with it, could fall into the wrong hands and be used to produce nuclear weapons, arguing statements from the project s backers saying the opposite are misleading.
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A standard homeowner s policy wouldn t cover your property or home if damaged or made uninhabitable because of a nuclear incident, said Pete Karageorgos, director of consumer and industry relations (Ontario) for the Insurance Bureau of Canada. [It s] difficult to quantify or put a price on what the cost to insure that, or it s a situation where it s over such a large and wide geographic area that it is uninsurable because of the potential payout in damage.
Karageorgos said that in his 27-year insurance career, he has never heard of nuclear waste being covered by a homeowner s policy.
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iPolitics AM: Trudeau and ministers promote child-care plan By Kady O Malley. Published on Apr 21, 2021 6:01am Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a virtual meeting. ((Twitter) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as she hits the virtual hustings to promote her long-awaited budget the first, it’s worth noting, to be presented to MPs in more than two years, as well as the first to face an opposition-controlled House in more than a decade.
As per his official itinerary, Trudeau and Freeland are set to team up with
Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen for a “virtual discussion” with parents that will focus on “experiences families have faced caring for children during the pandemic,” as well as “early learning and child care measures” outlined in Freeland’s proposed fiscal roadmap to post-COVID-19 recovery. (8:45 AM)
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