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Port Hope's radioactive past fuels pushback against proposed nuclear reactor
Residents say the 10,000-megawatt project would sit beside ongoing cleanup of about 1,200 contaminated sites and 3 million metric tons of waste.
- The Ontario government announced plans earlier this year to build what could become the world's largest nuclear power plant in Port Hope, a picturesque community of roughly 18,000 people, sparking outrage among residents.
- Port Hope has grappled with radioactive contamination since the 1930s when the Eldorado mining company opened a refinery plant; a $2.6-billion remediation plan has since restored more than 400 properties and transported almost three million metric tons of waste to storage.
- Resident Faye More, a 75-year-old rallying opposition, said "I personally was outraged when I heard this announcement," emphasizing the community felt "invisible for about 80 years in the matter of the operation of these plants."
- Ontario Power Generation spokesperson Neal Kelly stated the facility would operate under "stringent federal oversight" and support more than 10,500 jobs while providing up to 10,000 megawatts of power generating capacity.
- Seeking federal protection, More and other residents petitioned Canada's auditor general under the upcoming National Strategy Respecting Environmental Racism, which aims to address inequalities faced by marginalized communities in environmental decision-making.
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Loonie PoliticsPort Hope’s radioactive past fuels pushback against proposed nuclear reactor
PORT HOPE - When the Ontario government announced plans earlier this year to build what could become one of the world's largest nuclear power plants in a picturesque community of roughly 18,000 people, the news came wrapped in a series…
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Port Hope's radioactive past fuels pushback against proposed nuclear reactor
PORT HOPE - When the Ontario government announced plans earlier this year to build what could become one of the world's largest nuclear power plants in a picturesque community of roughly 18,000 people, the news came wrapped in a series of celebratory speeches.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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