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Phasing out nuclear power in Canada

17 Jul 2003

The first commercial CANDU power plants were the four unit stations at Pickering A and Bruce A; the Pickering Station had some serious problems in the early years of its operation, but in general the early year performance of the Pickering A and Bruce A stations was satisfactory. [...] The essential fact remains that by the year 2020 or sooner the output of Canada’s nuclear program will have declined to zero in the absence of the risky, multi-billion dollar investments it would take to rebuild the cores of all the reactors when they reach the end of their current life spans. [...] On the other hand, it has the greatest potential for cogeneration and a deep capacity for mobilizing the technological, financial and organizational resources necessary to put the province on the forefront of the sustainable electricity market. [...] The essential fact remains that by the year 2020 or sooner the output of Canada’s nuclear program will have declined to zero in the absence of the risky, multi-billion dollar investments it would take to rebuild the reactors when they reach the end of their current life spans. [...] For most of the period from World War II until the early 1970’s, it was true that there was a strong correlation between growth in economic output and growth in consumption of fuels and electricity, but that began to change in the early 1970’s and the “decoupling” of growth in the consumption of fuels and electricity from growth in the economy has been and continues to be the central story of ener
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Authors

Torrie, Ralph D

Pages
46
Published in
Canada

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