Does the trash of nuclear waste in the Chalas River Really taxpayers give money?

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Recently, Ottawans, now Atkinsréalis, Snc-Lavalin Are given to $ 100 million Trillium line light railway construction management. However, several taxpayers know the leading role of SNC in another contract with billions of billions.

In 2015, the consortium led by an SNC landed 10 billion dollars federal contract to handle nuclear objects. The jewelry in the crown is the chalk river, home to laboratories and two defunct nuclear reactors on the coast of Ottawa River, located 180 kilometers from national equity. SNC-Lavalin operates with two Texas-based companies, fluores and James.

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Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is the public facility of this government, the contractor used (GO-CO) deal. A go-co model was also used to manage the obligations of nuclear waste in the United Kingdom canceled After a scandal and a parliamentary survey.

Canadian Go-Co. currently costs more than $ 1.4 billion a year – than the CBC’s annual budget. The cost of these operations (AECL) to the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd There is a balloon by About 300 percent In the past 10 years, it is among the fed ones now ‘ expensive Contracts

What has been fulfilled in those ten years; What is the value for money for Canadian taxpayers? GO-CO should have to bring private sector management skills to clear the Government of the Canadian government’s liabilities of nuclear waste. However, in the government’s calculations, these liabilities actually grew from $ 7.5 billion in 2015 $ 9.8 billion in 2024.

And why did the contract costs grow so much? Well, plans on the chalk tea campus, as a trillium line, as an ambitious construction project: 107,000 sq.m.-Ft.- “The most modern research complex” will end in 2028. That is also described “A modern, effective, world-class nuclear laboratory will serve the needs of the Canadian and Canadian Nuclear Industry Government.”

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But these are not the only costs. CNL is managed by 14 administrators and 30 management contract staff Average wages and expenses $ 510,000 per year, for $ 22.5 million in 2023. Two-thirds of maneners and managers are Canadians. Jack Craig, who started the CNL’s current President and CEO of the US Navy, was a long career with the US Energy Department, and this is like the US nuclear division of SNC, before entering CNL.

CNL spent seven years defending a controversial plan to create a million cubic meters Radioactive waste mound In the Chalk River, dubled Near the surface throwing rig, The 80-year laboratory and reactor operations of the laboratory and reactor operations are designed for the disposal of polluted buildings, soil and equipment because it is for low-level radioactive waste. Civil groups to argue about that: It contains tritium, uranium, plutonium and gamma-ray emitters Cobalt-60 and Cesium-137, as well as dozens of radionuclides like PCBs, Mercury, Arsenic and Lead.

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Minor problem: Municipalities, Ogtawa, Gatineau and Monteau, as well as many residents, are worried about what will be washed into the Ottawa River. The main waters are the nationals that serve the national capital, are vacated in Seavy and provide drinking water for millions. The institution was finally approved by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission In 2024But now in three court calls, the fight against citizens is closing in three court calls for all more expensive.

The first problem comes Kebaoowek first nationIt is one of the first nations of the 10 algonquin, who is not satisfied with the radioactive mound. The second court case did not follow the rules for the future generations of the radionuclides to be abandoned in constant garbage on CNSC’s Radiation Dosage. In February, in the third case in the Federal Court, the project has posed a threat to the risk.

What else did the Go-Co contract else get? CNL was partnership with Ultra-safe nuclear corporation to plan a micro reactor on 15 MW in the Chaliban River, calculated as a “Clean Energy Democratic Project”. The UNSC’s Last bankruptcy It is likely to set these plans back.

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In the latest news, CNL President CNL boasts “Strong Year” in CNL, including “a strong year”, including among others: Fusion and hydrogen fuel; “Whiteshell Laboratories (Manitobada) two major activities Cesium-137 sources (Manitobada) for long-term storage” Meaningful Relationships “building with local peoples; and signing of academic partnership with Universities of Regina and Saskacheva.

Can Canadians really get long-term value for a $ 1.4 billion investment?

The 10-year contract of SNC-Lavalin / Atkinsréalis and US partners is for renovation in 2025. AECL developed well in the procurement process. Will investigate this agreement or will be a priority for the next federal government and the interests of taxpayers in Canada will be high? Or will the costs continue to rise in favor of US corporations and American managers?

Eva Schacherl Member of the Canadian Council ‘Ottawa. Ole hendrickson An ecologist is the chairman of the National Protection Committee of the Former Federal Research Scientist and Sierra Club Canina Foundation.

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