Thread by @NoNukeBailouts

As more than $1B (just the start) is being committed to a new reactors, critics say #nuclear’s cost overruns, construction delays and safety concerns outweigh its benefits. /2
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Renewables such as wind and solar are cheaper, quicker to build and have no long-term radioactive legacy. /3

The last nuclear plant Ontario built was so expensive that it caused the bankruptcy of Ontario Hydro. /4

“The nuclear industry is engaged in a full-court press, trying to take advantage of the decarbonization push to rehabilitate its reputation,” he said, an assertion supported by records in the lobbyist registry in Ontario. /5

Building nuclear to reduce emissions is a false solution, because it will burden future generations with waste that will remain radioactive for thousands of years. /6

“It’s climate change for nuclear waste. Are we trading one giant intergenerational problem for another?” /7

“That’s why the market has not really embraced nuclear power at all. It just can’t compete with modern renewables. Nuclear is stagnating and declining.” /8

One of the only places where enthusiasm exists for new nuclear is China. And Canada. /9

Unlike renewables, whose prices have dropped, the cost to build nuclear power plants has risen over time. /10

“If politicians and the public were given accurate estimates (of cost and time), they’d say: ‘No thank you,’ ” /11

Darlington nuclear power plant bankrupted Ontario Hydro and led to the once-profitable public utility being broken into three. /12

The cost of building the SMR (at Darlington) — and any overruns — will be recovered through increases to electricity rates. /13

The hypothetical consequences of a nuclear accident would be far worse in Ontario, where #Darlington and #Pickering are located very close to millions of homes. /14

Why go this route when we have lower cost #renewable options, like wind (on and off-shore), solar, QC water power and storage, batteries, etc? #fordnation

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