<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Thanks David;<div><br></div><div>The discussion that you attached was very interesting to read, and learn from.</div><div><br></div><div>This morning I received a note from the Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign ( attached ). A portion of their message deals with the announcement about more nuclear reactors in Ontario ( small and large ).</div><div><br></div><div>Simply, from an economics perspective, imagine that electricity was to be priced like gasoline. Would it be best to buy it at a service station selling for 18 cents per litre, or from one selling at five cents per litre?</div><div><br></div><div> Currently the price for nuclear-generated electricity is rumoured to come in at 18 cents per kWh. Wind and solar can be had for much less. So why is Ontario spending billions on nuclear?</div><div><br></div><div>Yours;</div><div>Allan</div><div><br></div><div><div data-region-id="fe4ab525-cf74-42dc-81d0-1906addbd1e2" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"><div class="so-global-p1 ML16 PL0 MR16 PR0 html-email-body-section-text" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; font-size: 16px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px auto; max-width: 700px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; width: 700px;"><tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"><tr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; 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padding: 10px 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"><tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"><tr style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="left" class="html-emails-text-wrapper" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 0px; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">The fourth point in OCEC’s 12-point Climate Action Plan states </span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;">“Place an immediate moratorium on any further investment in nuclear energy to invest instead in new renewable energy.</span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">” Unfortunately, on January 30, 2024, the Ontario government announced its decision to proceed with the </span></span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">refurbishment of the four large reactors of the Pickering nuclear facility</span></span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">. </span></span></span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ontarioclimateemergency.ca/so/7eOr1YEtI/c?w=WiU_huYIh2yzjbDFcSQJbwTSIhtZxvpWBTXo7oKS07g.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9VQWVKaXdkQnNqayIsInIiOiJmZTRhYjUyNS1jZjc0LTQyZGMtODFkMC0xOTA2YWRkYmQxZTIiLCJtIjoibWFpbF9scCIsImMiOiJhMGQ3M2Q1Mi00NmE1LTRkNWUtYmFmYy1lYmY0MDA0ZWY0YjgifQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(16, 159, 255);"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">Watch Energy Minister Todd Smith joyously announce the decision</span></span></span></a><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">. Note the positive spin! Of course, </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ontarioclimateemergency.ca/so/7eOr1YEtI/c?w=XwQq_XGUbH5TIWF6kfRnBWff9-rs-byNRYTgsaloikg.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2xlYW5haXJhbGxpYW5jZS5vcmcvcGlja2VyaW5nLWJvbmFuemEvIiwiciI6ImZlNGFiNTI1LWNmNzQtNDJkYy04MWQwLTE5MDZhZGRiZDFlMiIsIm0iOiJtYWlsX2xwIiwiYyI6ImEwZDczZDUyLTQ2YTUtNGQ1ZS1iYWZjLWViZjQwMDRlZjRiOCJ9" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(16, 159, 255);"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">no final cost estimate </span></span></span></a><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">of the refurbishment or comparison with faster, easier to install renewable sources was given</span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ontarioclimateemergency.ca/so/7eOr1YEtI/c?w=XwQq_XGUbH5TIWF6kfRnBWff9-rs-byNRYTgsaloikg.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2xlYW5haXJhbGxpYW5jZS5vcmcvcGlja2VyaW5nLWJvbmFuemEvIiwiciI6ImZlNGFiNTI1LWNmNzQtNDJkYy04MWQwLTE5MDZhZGRiZDFlMiIsIm0iOiJtYWlsX2xwIiwiYyI6ImEwZDczZDUyLTQ2YTUtNGQ1ZS1iYWZjLWViZjQwMDRlZjRiOCJ9" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(16, 159, 255);"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">.</span></span></span></a><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"> </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ontarioclimateemergency.ca/so/7eOr1YEtI/c?w=jTQxogM-ceqzyB-uctRpmz9OUBqPQ9VlLx8Z1n6Z27w.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZW5lcmd5bWl4LmNvbS9vbnRhcmlvLXB1c2hlcy1haGVhZC13aXRoLXBpY2tlcmluZy1udWNsZWFyLXJlYnVpbGQtd29udC1xdW90ZS1wcm9qZWN0LWNvc3QvIiwiciI6ImZlNGFiNTI1LWNmNzQtNDJkYy04MWQwLTE5MDZhZGRiZDFlMiIsIm0iOiJtYWlsX2xwIiwiYyI6ImEwZDczZDUyLTQ2YTUtNGQ1ZS1iYWZjLWViZjQwMDRlZjRiOCJ9" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(16, 159, 255);"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">The Energy Mix</span></span></span></a><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"> has a good overview of this decision, with expert views and statements by the leaders of the opposition parties. See also </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ontarioclimateemergency.ca/so/7eOr1YEtI/c?w=BXMwFkL_lRxkamsygT1G9MweAV6HsRzaf_950Co2LOY.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJrc3cuYmxvZy55b3JrdS5jYS8yMDI0LzAyLzAzL29udGFyaW8tcG93ZXItZ2VuZXJhdGlvbnMtbnVjbGVhci1wb3dlci1wbGF5LyIsInIiOiJmZTRhYjUyNS1jZjc0LTQyZGMtODFkMC0xOTA2YWRkYmQxZTIiLCJtIjoibWFpbF9scCIsImMiOiJhMGQ3M2Q1Mi00NmE1LTRkNWUtYmFmYy1lYmY0MDA0ZWY0YjgifQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(16, 159, 255);"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">this comment by Professor Mark Winfield</span></span></span></span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"> of York University, an expert on the subject</span></span></span></span></a><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">.</span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"> </span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">Just one day later, M.V. Ramana, the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia, issued the </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ontarioclimateemergency.ca/so/7eOr1YEtI/c?w=YhA6FIrcXCIwUn_Qgj4M3RD7P9LS2_v04HZkEGCBBSk.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXRpbGl0eWRpdmUuY29tL25ld3MvbnVzY2FsZS11YW1wcy1wcm9qZWN0LXNtYWxsLW1vZHVsYXItcmVhY3Rvci1yYW1hbmFzbXItLzcwNTcxNy8iLCJyIjoiZmU0YWI1MjUtY2Y3NC00MmRjLTgxZDAtMTkwNmFkZGJkMWUyIiwibSI6Im1haWxfbHAiLCJjIjoiYTBkNzNkNTItNDZhNS00ZDVlLWJhZmMtZWJmNDAwNGVmNGI4In0" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(16, 159, 255);"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">following statement</span></span></span></a><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"> that bears on another component of the Ford government’s nuclear policy - a very expensive gamble on </span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">Small Modular Reactors.</span></span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"> Professor Ramana quoted the CEO of Nuscale, which just cancelled its SMR project in the U.S. because of years of unpredictable, extensive cost overruns, “</span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;">Once you’re on a dead horse, you dismount quickly. That’s where we are here.</span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">” So that’s what Doug Ford has been riding - in addition to a bulldozer, of course!</span></span></span></div><p class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"> </span></p><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">As for the approval by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to situate an above-ground nuclear waste dump one mile from the Ottawa River on unceded Algonquin territory. the lawsuits have begun. </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ontarioclimateemergency.ca/so/7eOr1YEtI/c?w=TwTu75_VZd861cZObVd_wiXrnRf42pKcy08NxWBKlUE.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZW5lcmd5bWl4LmNvbS9maXJzdC1uYXRpb25zLWNpdGl6ZW4tZ3JvdXBzLWRlbWFuZC1oYWx0LXRvLWdsb3JpZmllZC1sYW5kZmlsbC1mb3ItcmFkaW9hY3RpdmUtd2FzdGUvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9VGhlK0VuZXJneStNaXgmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTUzZjg3OGFjMmYtVEVNX1JTU19FTUFJTF9DQU1QQUlHTiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPTBfZGMxNDZmYjVjYS01M2Y4NzhhYzJmLTMzMzk3MDMyOSIsInIiOiJmZTRhYjUyNS1jZjc0LTQyZGMtODFkMC0xOTA2YWRkYmQxZTIiLCJtIjoibWFpbF9scCIsImMiOiJhMGQ3M2Q1Mi00NmE1LTRkNWUtYmFmYy1lYmY0MDA0ZWY0YjgifQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(16, 159, 255);"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">See this report in The Energy Mix.</span></span></span></a><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span></span></div><p class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"> </span></p><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ontarioclimateemergency.ca/so/7eOr1YEtI/c?w=F5YK3T-ul-4zwWaL6KhSXuMR8tNaYudKNgVcnY1D3to.eyJ1IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hZm4uY2EvYWxsLW5ld3MvcHJlc3MtcmVsZWFzZXMvYWZuLW5hdGlvbmFsLWNoaWVmLWNpbmR5LXdvb2Rob3VzZS1uZXBpbmFrLXVyZ2VzLWNvbnN1bHRhdGlvbi13aXRoLWZpcnN0LW5hdGlvbnMtb24tY2hhbGstcml2ZXItcmFkaW9hY3RpdmUtd2FzdGUtZmFjaWxpdHkvIiwiciI6ImZlNGFiNTI1LWNmNzQtNDJkYy04MWQwLTE5MDZhZGRiZDFlMiIsIm0iOiJtYWlsX2xwIiwiYyI6ImEwZDczZDUyLTQ2YTUtNGQ1ZS1iYWZjLWViZjQwMDRlZjRiOCJ9" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(16, 159, 255);"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">AFN National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak issued the following statement</span></span></span></a><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 18px;">: </span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"><span class="mf-14 mlh-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;">“The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Article 29(2), clearly states that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take place in the lands or territories of Indigenous peoples without their free, prior and informed consent. The CNSC decision falls short of these standards, infringes on First Nations inherent rights and jurisdiction, and raises concerns regarding the Government of Canada’s commitment to uphold and adhere to the standards of UNDRIP. Consistent with direction from AFN Resolution 52/2023, Securing Accountability of Nuclear Technology, Waste, Transport and Storage, we urge federal, provincial, and territorial governments to ensure that no testing, development, expansion, or deployment of nuclear activities, including small modular reactors, occur on or near First Nations territories without the free, prior, and informed consent of all First Nations who may be affected.”</span></span></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div data-region-id="da4e6f3f-b088-452c-a419-f257ebf1e300" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"><div class="so-global-p1 ML16 PL0 MR16 PR0 html-email-body-section-text" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px auto; max-width: 700px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; 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box-sizing: content-box;"><tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: content-box;"></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 27, 2024, at 2:49 PM, David Walsh via craic <craic@lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;">At our CRAIC meeting last week, there was discussion about nuclear power and the options for alternatives that use the waste from nuclear power generation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;">This article and the attached email discussion offer interesting proposals<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;">Recent article in the Globe & Mail<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Aptos, serif;"><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d020a16c1e5945530ea9d45bd893cd8da4ec150a605cc0e817d2d42aea637262/QGNMHLOXABFHFPGHKXELLLNT7E/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d020a16c1e5945530ea9d45bd893cd8da4ec150a605cc0e817d2d42aea637262/QGNMHLOXABFHFPGHKXELLLNT7E/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;">David<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;">David Walsh<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="mailto:david@dwalsh.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">david@dwalsh.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;">Cell: 416-361-1341<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><span id="cid:8E39EA40-CD53-450D-B92E-A8D9709CF721"><Emails from Peter Ottensmeyer re Nuclear Power.docx></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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