Tensions came to a head after Kirstin Scansen, from the Nehithaw Woods Cree Nation in northern Saskatchewan, admonished commissioners for their lack of interest in uranium tailings and nuclear waste dumped on indigenous lands both in Ontario and near her home. She accused the facility of processing natural uranium that encourages the production of enriched uranium and plutonium for nuclear warheads. “The GE Hitachi plant is a key cog in the machine,” she said. When CNSC president Binder insisted that “no uranium from Canada will be used for anything but peaceful applications,” mass heckling ensued, and he announced another recess. NOW TORONTO Play by Play of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Meeting in Toronto re: GE-Hitachi bit.ly/1aKuaxL
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:14:17 +0000
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