Re: " Canada: Nuclear `Absolutely' Out "

["Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>]

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Von: Franta, Jaroslav <frantaj@aecl.ca>

An: 'Franz Schoenhofer' <franz.schoenhofer@chello.at>; Radsafe (E-mail)

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Datum: Dienstag, 24. Juli 2001 21:53

Betreff: RE: " Canada: Nuclear `Absolutely' Out "





Hello Franz,



Thank you for your comments....



...you are right that "Canada is really well off..." -- since Canada has

huge reserves of coal, oil and gas.



This is in the light of CO2 emissions rather negatively. I expressed that

Canada is well of with the consideration of the forest sink.



Canada also has a nuclear industry --

which builds CANDU reactors, when possible.



It might also be advisable to keep the existing ones in good shape, to keep

the operators and staff well trained and not to arose the wrath of the

regulatory body.....



But we also have great pollution problems in our major cities - especially

Toronto - due to fossil fuel use,



The nuclear driven car seems to remain science fiction......





and, more relevant to the Kyoto protocol

negotiations in Bonn, we are SUPPOSEDLY trying to reduce our emissions of

GHGs (GreenHouse Gases).



The Kyoto protocol would originally have required Canada for a much larger

reduction of GHGs than it is now, taking the forests into consideration.





In the long run, if no GHG reduction credit is given to nuclear power, then

there will be no incentive to use less fossil fuel and use more nuclear

fuel.... and there will be no significant GHG reductions (quite the opposite

-- we have seen tremendous GHG emissions increases in the last decade ).





No, I do not agree. As soon as fossil fuelled electricity generation plants

would be replaced by nuclear power plants the emissions would be cut down.

This is the benefit. So there is no reason to claim, that the Kyoto protocol

would not honor the substitution of fossile electricity generation by

nuclear !!!!!





One important application of nuclear in Canada would be to use reactor

thermal energy (steam) for extracting oil from Alberta tar sands -- instead

of burning huge quantities of oil & gas just to get more oil out of the sand

(the reserves there are comparable to those of Saudi Arabia).



Go ahead, but this would enhance the CO2 emissions again. This contribution

would not reduce, but enhance CO2 emissions.



For me & my colleagues there is also the issue of whether the Canadian

nuclear industry will survive -- not very likely if no new CANDUs are built

this decade....





I talked to a Romanian collegue recently - Cernovoda II is waiting for

completion, plans for #3 and #4 are waiting for acceptance - and funding.

Everything else depends on the future of nuclear power in our world.



Best regards,



Franz







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