Essays and Answers

by Gordon Edwards, Ph.D., President,
Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility


 [ Audio-Visual Directory ]

[ Nuclear Power on the Battlefield (Ukraine) (Slide Show Feb 26 2022) ]

[ Question and Answers about
Irradiated Nuclear Fuel in Canada (Feb 8 2021) ]

[ Video: Small Modular Nuclear Reactors -
Not Clean, Not Small, Not Green, Not Affordable (Video, Mar 13 2020) ]

[ Transcript: SMNRs – Not Clean, Small, Green or Affordable
transcript of the presentation linked above (Mar 13 2020) ]

[ Small Modular Nuclear Reactors - A Case of Wishful Thinking (Dec 18 2019) ]

[ Regulatory Challenges in the Age of Nuclear Waste and Decommmissioning
[Oct 9, 2019]  ]

[ Small Modular Reactors and Radioactive Waste
[video, Sept 2019, Science for Peace, starts at 24 minutes)  ]

[ Radioactive Wastes and SMNRs in Canada
[audio, Aug 2019, Nuclear Hotseat, starts at 16 minutes)  ]

[ Fukushima: Dumping one million tons of radioactive water?
(please unmute video, Sept 11 2019; GE on CTV, 4m) ]

[ Cases of Misinformation and Attempted Suppression (November 5 1979)  ]

[ Two Interventions re impact assessments of small reactors (June 4 2019)  ]

[ Radioactive Wastes and First Nations (May 30 2019)  ]

[ Q&A on the Entombment of a nuclear reactor in Manitoba (Mar 2 2019)  ]

[ Correspondence on the Long Term Hazards of Uranium Mining (Feb 26 2019)  ]

[ Small Modular Nuclear Reactors - The Pied Piper Strikes Again! (Jan 16 2019)  ]

[ Ex-NRC Chairman nixes nukes to fight climate change (Jan 11 2019)  ]

[ Ottawa promotes SMR reactors but neglects radioactive waste (Oct 28 2018)  ]

[ Ottawa plans to launch a new generations of nuclear reactors (Oct 10 2018)  ]

[ 900,000 tons of Waste Water from Fukushima : still too radioactive (Oct 2018)  ]

[ SMNR - The Second Make-Believe Nuclear Renaissance (Sept 12 2018)  ]

[ Asking the Auditor General to probe Canada's Radioactive Waste (Sept 2018)  ]

[ Oral Testimony Opposing the Pickering Licence Extension (June 28 2018)  ]

[ Written Submission Opposing the Pickering Licence Extension (May 7 2018)  ]

[ Nuclear Mausoleum on the Ottawa River (Madawaska Highlander, June 2018)  ]

[ "Why is High-Level Nuclear Waste so Dangerous for So Long?" (14 pages, 2012)  ]

[ The "Hail Mary" Strategy for CANDU Reactor Safety at Pickering (May 2018)  ]

[ Pickering reactors are compromising public safety (May 2018)  ]

[ "Unanticipated Radioactive Repercussions" -- Science for Peace Forum (May 30 2018)  ]

[ Nuclear Weapons & Pickering Nuclear: Double Jeopardy for Toronto (April 13, 2018)"  ]

[ Comments on Ontario's Emergency Nuclear Response Plan [July 28 2017)  ]

[ Background on the Chalk River Radioactive Dump Proposal [video, August 3 2017)  ]

[ Radioactive Liquid Transport through the Niagara Region [slideshow, June 2017)  ]

[ Highly Radioactive Liquid Transports from Chalk River [video, Feb 2017)  ]

[ Historical Background: The Harm Caused by Radioactivity (July 11 2017) ]

[ Nuclear Waste and Radioactive Demolition on the Hudson River (Slides: June 2017) ]

[ The Age of Nuclear Waste: From Fukushima to Indian Point (Slides: March 2017) ]

[ "How I Became a Nuclear Skeptic"   (Video, June 2015, Toronto; 48m) ]

[ Speech: The Health Dangers of Uranium Mining (Greenland; Jun 11 2016) ]
[ Slide Show: The Health Dangers of Uranium Mining (Greenland; Jun 11 2016) ]

[ Risky Business: Nuclear Explosive Materials (Video 4m; Apr 2 2016) ]

[ Regulating Liabilities at Chalk River - A Nuclear Sacrifice Area (Mar 14 2016) ]

[ Uranium in Quebec: Truth and Consequences (Feb 22/16) ]

[ Uranium, Radioactivity & Ionizing Radiation (Slideshow, Joburg S.Africa, Nov 16/15) ]

[ Comments on the Iran nuclear agreement - Radio Canada Int'l (Audio: July 16 2015) ]

[ Nuclear Waste: Abandonment versus Rolling Stewardship (June 12 2015) ]

[ Abandonment of Radioactive Waste breeds Amnesia (2015)  ]

[ Transporting High-Level Radioactive Liquid Waste over Public Roads [CCNR June 4/15] ]

[ Nuclear Fuel Waste: Questions and Challenges (Slideshow, White River ON, May 27/15) ]

[ Opposition to the Lake Huron Nuclear Dump [Edwards audio RCI 13m May 20/15] ]

[ Selling Uranium to India + World Uranium Symposium [Edwards audio RCI 15m April 16/15] ]

[ Iran as Paradigm: Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons (April 2/15) ]

[ Bruce Power and the CNSC: Is Anybody At All Responsible? (March 16/15) ]

[ G Edwards on High-Level Nuclear Waste in Schreiber Ontario [Video (57m) Feb 11 2015] ]

[ Health Risks of Radon Exposures and the Inadequacy of Current Standards (Nov 27 2014) ]

[ The Radioactive Contamination of Recycled Metal (Nov 10 2014) ]

[ The Removal of Used Nuclear Fuel at Fukushima -- Mission Completed? (Nov 5 2014) ]

[ Uranium in Quebec: Too Heavy A Price To Pay? (Brief to Uranium Inquiry, Oct 30 2014) ]

[ Final CCNR submission on the Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Dump (Oct 9 2014) ]

[ Testimony on the Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Dump (Sept 9 2014) ]

[ Examples of Rolling Stewardship as an Alternative to Abandonment (Oct 30 2014) ]

[ Uranium – Its Uses and Dangers (Sept 25 2014) ]

[ Nuclear Waste Governance in Canada (Sept 1 2014) ]

[ About Radioactive Bananas (April 2014) ]

[ Reactor-Grade Plutonium and Bombs (Apr 1 2014) ]

[ The Age of Nuclear Waste is Upon Us (Mar 12 2014) ]

[ Decontamination Efforts Following the Fukushima Disaster [LARGE FILE] (Mar 5 2014) ]

[ CCNR Comments on US NRC's Plans for Storing High-Level Nuclear Waste (Dec 20 2013) ]

[ Examples of Rolling Stewardship for Nuclear Wastes (Oct 30 2013) ]

[ The Environmental Hazards of Japan?s Reprocessing (Oct 4 2013) ]

[ CCNR To Panel: "Do Not Allow OPG to Abandon Its Nuclear Wastes" (Aug 20 2013) ]

[ Nuclear Waste DUD: When does a Repository become a Dump? (Aug 13 2013) ]

[ "Don't Push Your Luck!" -- extended operation of the Pickering reactors (April 29 2013) ]

[ Reprocessing Nuclear Waste in Japan (NY Academy of Sciences Mar 12 2013) ]

[ Weapons Grade Uranium and the Production of Medical Isotopes (Mar 3 2013) ]

[ Dismantling Nuclear Structures Provides Jobs (Jan 29 2013) ]

[ Nuclear Waste: The Radioactive Contamination of Recycled Material (Jan 18 2013) ]

[ The Failure to Answer Fundamental Reactor Safety Questions (Jan 13 2013) ]

[ The Unavailability of CANDU Safety Systems (Dec 9 2012) ]

[ Oral Testimony by G. Edwards vs Darlington Refurbishment (Dec 6 2012) ]

[ The Decline of Nuclear Power Worldwide (Nov 14 2012) ]

[ Don't Refurbish Darlington; Report to Parliament Instead (Oct 13 2012) ]

[ Keynote Address - Nuclear Labyrinth on the Great Lakes (Oct 4 2012: video starts at 24 min.) ]

[ Edwards to Montreal Press Club - Nuclear Threats Update (Aug 6 2012: video 1h12m) ]

[ Thinking Outside the Nuclear Box -- The End of an Era (Sept 25 2012) ]

[ Thinking About Thorium Reactors (Sept 16 2012) ]

[ Nuclear Regulator Allows 'Tritium Unlimited' (Sept 15 2012) ]

[ Peterborough Pollution: Tritium in the Twilight Zone (Sept 08 2012) ]

[ Radio Interview on High Level Wastes near Lake Huron (30 min; Aug 30 2012) ]

[ "Why is High-Level Nuclear Waste so Dangerous for So Long? (14 pages, August 2012)"  ]

[ Background: SNC-Lavalin and the Demise of CANDU competence (May 10 2012) ]

[ Audio: SNC-Lavalin and the Sale of AECL's CANDU Division (May 10 2012) ]

[ CCNR Comments on the CNSC Post-Fukushima Action Plan (Feb. 4 2012) ]

[ Dangers of the Spent Fuel Pool of Unit 4 at Fukushima Dai-ichi (Jan. 13 2012) ]

[ Time to Relocate the Port Hope Uranium Conversion Facilities (Dec. 19 2011) ]

[ YOUTUBE VIDEO: An overview of uranium mining (Nov. 23 2011) ]

[ Uranium Mill Tailings – Not Just Any Toxic Legacy [Edwards video 3m 2011] ]

[ CCNR Submission to CNSC re. Restart of Point Lepreau (Nov. 14 2011) ]

[ Nuclear Fuel Waste - Questions About Alternative Disposal Methods (2005/2011) ]

[ Fukushima Dai-ichi's Fourth Reactor Needs Independent Assessment (Oct 24 2011) ]

[ Refurbishing Gentilly-2 Will Not Make It Safe; Shutting it Down Will (Oct 18 2011) ]

[ Chalk River : Canada's Nuclear Sacrifice Area (Sep 6 2011) ]

[ Fukushima Fallout: Worse than Hiroshima or Chernobyl? (Aug 2011) ]

[ The Plight of Canada's Nuclear Industry (Aug 2011) ]

[ Thorium Reactors -- Back to the Dream Factory (July 2011) ]

[ How long do nuclear wastes continue to generate heat? (July 2011) ]

[ "Ask An Expert" -- Questions about the Fukushima disaster (CTV Mar 17 2011) ]

[ A Brief Critique of the CNSC's "Technical Briefing" on Steam Generators (March 10 2011) ]

[ No More Nuclear Reactors on the Great Lakes! (February 22 2011) ]

[ "Radiation is Invisible" - Critique of the Matoush Uranium Project EIS (November 23 2010) ]

[ Submission to the CNSC on the steam generator issue (Edwards Sep 13 2010) ]

[ Should Canada be Recycling Radioactive Metal? (RCI Audio, Edwards 2010) ]

[ Notes on the Isotope Shortage (Edwards 2009) ]

[ Critique of the EIS for the Midwest Uranium Project in Saskatchewan (Feb 2008) ]

[ Following the Path Backwards: High Level Nuclear Waste and the NWMO (Sept 2005) ]

[ Exploding the Nuclear Myths (Edwards, 2001) ]

[ Historical Origins of Canada's Nuclear Liability Act (Edwards '97) ]

[ Nuclear Power in Quebec (Débat public sur l'Énergie, '95) ]

[ Plutonium Anyone? -- Ploughshares Article by G. Edwards ('95) ]

[ Reactor Accidents at Chalk River -- The Human Fallout ]

[ Nuclear Medicine, Radio-isotopes and Nuclear Reactors ('91) ]

[ Uranium: The Deadliest Metal -- background article (Edwards 92) ]

[ Uranium: Known Facts and Hidden Dangers (Salzburg address) ]

[ Uranium : A Discussion Guide -- Questions & Answers ]

[ "Nuclear Wastes: What, Me Worry?" Update (1987 Addendum) ]

[ A Chernobyl in Canada - it could happen here (Globe & Mail '86) ]

[ Canada's Role in the Bomb Programs of US, UK, France and India: A Chronology ]

[ Fueling the Nuclear Arms Race -- and How to Stop It (Edwards '85) ]

[ Canada's Nuclear Dilemma -- Journal of Business Administration (Edwards '82) ]

[ Cost Disadvantages of Expanding Nuclear Power (Edwards '82) ]

[ Health/Environment Issues Linked to Nuclear -- A: Radioactivity ]

[ Health/Environment Issues Linked to Nuclear -- B: Health Effects ]

[ Health/Environment Issues Linked to Nuclear -- C: Nuclear Fission ]

[ Canada's Nuclear History: The Myth of the Peaceful Atom (Edwards '83) ]

[ Reactor hazards in Canada - what's all the fuss about? (Edwards '78) ]

[ The Nuclear Debate: A Metaphorical Framework (Edwards '78) ]

[ Estimating Lung Cancers from Permitted Radon Exposures (Edwards/78) ]

[ What is Reprocessing? Past AECL Plans for Plutonium and Thorium ('78) ]

[ "Nuclear Wastes: What, Me Worry?" (1978 Original) ]

[ Time to Stop and Think: A Brief to Pierre Elliot Trudeau ('77) ]

[ The Dangers of Nuclear Power: An Open Letter to Physicists ('72) ]

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