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[cdn-nucl-l] new nuclear power plant in Renfrew County.



The msg from Jaro about  a symposium next year on the potential siting of a new nuclear power plant in Renfrew County, takes me back to 1989 when I undertook a study for AECL on the possible siting of a CANDU 3 at Rolphton. This included a visit to the old NDP site at Rolphton, a look at the des Joachims dam upstream and downstream. This hydro dam was part of the Hydro Quebec system but could possibly provide a reliable source of back-up power supply.

The site visit was followed by a visit to Ontario Hydro headquarters to discuss;

-         costs of incorporation into the Ontario Hydro system

-      site location, cooling water, transmission lines.

-      safety related requirements of a site, including a reliable source of  Group 2 service water

-      possible upstream dam failures. OH were planning to study postulated failure a series of dams upstream and consequences downstream.  

 

My report which should be buried in the AECL files, included a possible station and plant layout, both NSP and BOP, adjacent to the old NDP.

 

Neil G. Craik

130 Oxford Street

Fredericton

New Brunswick  E3B 2W3

phone (506) 454 0274

email ncraik@nbnet.nb.ca