Nuclear Free Canada

Despite over 50-years of development and government support in Canada, nuclear power continues to be plagued by cost overruns, technical problems, accidents and the ongoing problem of how to manage its legacy of high-level nuclear waste.

In spite of having lost all credibility as a clean, cheap, safe and reliable energy source, the nuclear industry and its suporters still hope to build new nuclear power plants in Canada. Survival for the Canadian nuclear industry also depends on keeping its 22 aging CANDU reactors operating. But this will be no easy task – by 2020 all of Canada’s nuclear reactors must be shut down, unless our governments choose to wager tens of billions of dollars on risky reconstruction projects.

Sierra Club Canada works to encourage Canada to follow the lead of other nuclear dependant countries, such as Germany and Belgium, that have legislated the planned phase-out of their nuclear reactors in favour of green energy options...