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Next major phase of Darlington refurbishment begins
Ontario Power Generation begins removing key components of the Unit 2 reactor.
Wynne government obscuring true financial impact of cuts to hydro bills: AG
The plan’s total cost will be $39.4 billion over 30 years, but Ontario’s net debt and future deficits won’t reflect that.
Lake Huron site best suited for nuclear waste bunker: OPG
Report maintains the stable bedrock at the Bruce plant would be the perfect storage site.
Feds criticize report on burying nuclear waste near Lake Huron
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency calls OPG’s analysis of other sites vague and superficial.
Survey supporting nuke waste bunker near Lake Huron ‘misleading’
OPG accused of misrepresenting the findings to the Ontario government.
Wynne calls some public sector executive wage ranges ‘unreasonably high’
Could potentially lead to unacceptable salary increases; she didn’t make clear which organizations.
OPG awards $392M of additional Darlington contracts
Refurbishment work will be completed by a joint venture formed between SNC-Lavalin and Aecon Group.
OPG wants a 69% raise for nuclear power
Would add $5.25 a month to bills after five years.
Two Guelph area companies share $6.6M FedDev funding
Hammond and OPG will use repayable contributions for plant improvements.
OPG to announce $12.8B refurbishment of Darlington nuke reactors
Utility estimates it would need between 7.2 cents-to-8.1- cents-per-kilowatt-hour to recover the total cost of the refurbishment.
Burying nuclear waste near L. Huron safest option
Panel concludes the project is not likely to cause “significant adverse environmental effects.”
Obama urged to oppose OPG nuclear waste near L. Huron
Utility says waste would be stored in rock chambers, protecting the lake.
Mich. congressman against OPG nuke waste plan
Kildee’s resolution calls on Obama to address the matter with Ottawa.
OPG generous salaries, pensions, bonuses push up electricity rates
Ontario auditor general’s cites significantly more generous compensation than other public service positions.
Kincardine locals support proposal to bury nuclear waste
But opposition is strong from Michigan, which shares Lake Huron shoreline.
