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• The Rough and the Smooth in Canada

  An editorial in the Ottawa Citizen offers some surprises. Here's the rough: The latest fiasco in the world of nuclear is that the rehabilitation of Bruce Power units 1 and 2 is running up to 24 per cent over cost estimates. That could mean extra costs of between $350 million and $650 million on the $2.75-billion project. Ontario taxpayers are on the hook for the first $300 million of overruns and... Posted Apr 23 2008, 11:07 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Bruce Power, Canada

• Bruce Power Chief: No Free Lunch on Electric Power

  From The Record (Ontario, Canada): Alternative energy sources may have a role to play, but Ontarians should not expect them to replace nuclear power as the province's main source of electricity, the chief executive of Bruce Power told local Rotarians yesterday. When surveyed, most people say they prefer wind, solar or hydroelectric power over nuclear energy because they think energy from renewable... Posted Nov 08 2007, 12:22 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Bruce Power

• Visiting Bruce A in Ontario

  In the Canadian province of Ontario, work is well underway to restart Units 1 and 2 at the Bruce A Nuclear Power Plant. Ed Willet, a freelance writer, recently toured the facility and came away impressed . Read More... Posted Sep 26 2007, 10:08 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Bruce Power