Alberta Premier Says Nuclear Energy is Not a Good Option for His Province
Posted on: Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 12:01 CDT
EDMONTON (CP) - Premier Ralph Klein is dismissing the possibility of allowing a nuclear power plant to be built in Alberta's oilsands region.
Atomic Energy of Canada has previously confirmed ongoing discussions with several oilsands companies about the possibility of using nuclear power. But Klein says Alberta has banned the production of nuclear power because there's no proven method of disposing of nuclear waste.
Klein also says he's firmly against Alberta's oilsands companies using natural gas from the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline.
He says this would be "a tremendous waste of a resource."
The premier says coal, hydroelectricity, coal bed methane and even burning bitumen to create power are all much better alternatives than using natural gas.
Source: Canadian Press
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