Re: [cdn-nucl-l] Editorial: Ottawa must help with new reactors

[Randal Leavitt <randal.leavitt@rogers.com>]

Adam Mclean wrote:

>Editorial: Ottawa must help with new reactors
>Jun. 19, 2006. 01:00 AM
>
>The Ontario government's decision this week to build one or two new reactors
>to meet the province's power needs over the next 20 years was obviously a
>tough one because of the political implications for Premier Dalton McGuinty
>and his Liberal party. But the next decision will likely be even more
>difficult because it involves the fate of one of Canada's highest profile
>industries and the future of thousands of jobs in this province.
>  
>
Finally, the press have started to see the real story in this dilemma.

Are we going to have another "Avro Arrow" disaster?  The USA does not
want another competitor in the nuclear reactor business.  The USA wants
to sell its reactors to Canada for the same reasons that AECL wants to
sell them to Canada - showcasing.  The USA wants all the Canadian
nuclear engineers.  The USA told Diefenbaker that they would shut Canada
down if we built the Arrow.  I expect that the notes being sent to
Harper are similar in tone.


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