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[Greenpeace Canada weblogs] The Toronto Star: Safety concerns raised about Pickering B plant Todays Toronto Star features an article that reports on the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commissions findings about Pickering Bs “erosion of safety margins”.
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[Oilweek Online] Nuclear watchdog warns of safety concerns at Pickering plant ...: "CNSC staff remain concerned with the trend in erosion of safety margins .and expect that OPG will address the identified outstanding issues, and, in particular, will develop and implement engineered solutions to re-establish robust safety margins," says the letter.
[talkgreen] Activists play out disaster scenario of nuclear meltdown in Toronto: Greenpeace is concerned that Pickering is becoming more of a threat to Toronto as it ages. At re-licensing hearings in Ajax Wednesday, the group will ask the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to increase its oversight of the nuclear .
[canada] The Round-Up: April 3rd 2007: In 2005, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission renewed the operating licence of the Maples, but said they came in "below requirements" in three areas-operating performance, quality assurance and environmental protection. In a report published last year, the commission said the first two Maples, which were completed by 2000, had a flaw that "has an undesirable impact on safety."
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[en.gli.sh :: Blog] Tritium danger underrated, report says: Most of Canada's nuclear power stations, located in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, are in thinly populated rural areas, but the Pickering plant on the shore of Lake Ontario lies just outside of Toronto, and thousands of people live .
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