[ RadSafe ] An article from globeandmail.com

[Jaro]

Since the old NRU reactor (150MW) is "Universal", the Maple reactors (10MW),
being dedicated medical radioisotope machines, can not replace it when they
(finally) go into service.

The replacement for NRU is the long-awaited CNF or CNC:
http://cnf-ccn.gc.ca/home.html

The Maples would, of course, preclude the present crisis.

 Jaro
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-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl]On
Behalf Of John R Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 8:21 PM
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: Fw: [ RadSafe ] An article from globeandmail.com


Rasdsafer

You can find out more about the Maple reactors at
http://www.aecl.ca/Regulatory/Activities/Maple-Update.htm

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "John R Johnson" <idias at interchange.ubc.ca>
To: "Franz Schönhofer" <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at>
Cc: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] An article from globeandmail.com


> Franz
>
> Steven Harper is the political leader (Prime Minister) of Canada.
>
> The Chalk River NRU reactor was considered old when I worked there decades
> ago. I thought AECL was going to replace it with "Maple" reactors but I
> don't know what happened to that plan.
>
> John
> ***************
> John R Johnson, PhD
> CEO, IDIAS, Inc.
> 4535 West 9th Ave
> Vancouver, B. C.
> V6R 2E2, Canada
> (604) 222-9840
> idias at interchange.ubc.ca
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Franz Schönhofer" <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at>
> To: "'Colette Tremblay'" <colette.tremblay at ssp.ulaval.ca>;
> <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:00 PM
> Subject: AW: [ RadSafe ] An article from globeandmail.com
>
>
> Colette,
>
> Unfortunately I know nothing about the acting persons you and others
> mentioned. What I extracted from the link you provided is, that the
> government authorized Chalk River to run the nuclear reactor for some time
> even before the requested upgrade has been done, because the isotopes were
> needed desperately and human lives were at risk or even have already been
> lost. I applaude your government!
>
> If Mr. Harper was involved in this decision and is a politician I would
> also
> applaude him, because a politician should hire knowing advisors, not
> people
> like wannabe students working for Greenpeace or similar self-serving
> organisations, and should follow their advices.
>
> How many people have died already because of delayed or impossible
> diagnostics?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Franz
>
> Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
> MinRat i.R.
> Habicherg. 31/7
> A-1160 Wien/Vienna
> AUSTRIA
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im
> Auftrag
> von Colette Tremblay
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. Dezember 2007 17:37
> An: radsafe at radlab.nl
> Betreff: [ RadSafe ] An article from globeandmail.com
>
>
>
> Colette Tremblay (colette.tremblay at ssp.ulaval.ca) thought you would be
> interested in the following article from globeandmail.com, Canada's
> leading
> source for online news:
>
> "Ottawa thwarts nuclear watchdog"
> A Three-Mile-Island-type of nuclear accident could occur at Canada's Chalk
> River reactor unless a backup power supply system, capable of withstanding
> natural disasters such as earthquakes, is installed, according to an
> assessment by the president of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
>
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071212.REACTORS12/EmailT
> PStory/TPNational>
>
> Note from  Colette Tremblay: I didn't know that Steven Harper was a
> nuclear
> scientist :-)
>
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