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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-12-18, Page 7°a what You 1t ?a town" 7 p� 14p late I servicing it p' R 1ti isy,b►eya a its owri, "town'� 1:01":14,3w - he ee Nuclear is e1opl<xt+tAu , y *gone .° who have'. some .ti work at %t $1.3-hilliun project, The first Ontario nuclear �� . plant is at t prototype e P�. .- •tion, hic : by,l" Tea. toms, itt the new Bruce station i" next two or three yea,, developine ^ site dwarfs the near town of Tiverton (pop. 400) the Akroret r w e since the start et'oPersktiorisin x$67. TABLE TOP GIFTS THAT SERVE AND ENTERTAIN DIAMONDS AND GEMSTONES FOR PRECIOUS MOMENTS ONEIDA — GIFTS IN 'STAINLESS -OR SILVER ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINES QUALITY JEWEL CASES A store ofexquis gift giving ideas iJewellers l+ iwever is*amoral° ware of the development •.g ird. `that they know exiata, Arita ` i o e::of the eon nig drawn at arecent dOtaelig seminar and ► of a40,Velop� tent: by are* .rentsa:.meStr , hers, spo ►sired by .t ntario, hydro. Most4,in the poop .mere un- aware sof, .tom complicated .pry-- cesses involved la prodwing power through near energy,r aside from . the {people prob- lems" which have at times plagued the .site, A. number of strikes have halted *gess en ! completion ^ of Bruce generating Station "A". . IT'S SAFE! One of the major points i on- tncon- tinually stressed sed thoughhe day was that the Bruce plant is the safest yet in controlling radioac- tivity. • • Official after official made a fine point of telling the assembled media representatives fromthe southwestern Ontario region that . every preeautiQn is taken, from bringing the highly radioactive Uranium_ to the plant to the radio- active waste. Operations manager Elgin Horton said that less radio- activity will be released into the environment at this plant than in any of the previous Ontario Hydro plants. • He Said: that the plant is de- signee to release one per cent or less radioactive material at the internationally accepted maxi- mum standards. This includes releases into the air and water. Radioactive material wastes from the actual nuclear. reactor which produces the power are dumped into the ground at the site or as Mr. Horton said, •"stored", One of the derivatives of the process, volatile pluton- ium, is stored at the site in the hopes that it can be used as a fuel at a later date. A process now exists, a costly one, which could utilize this fuel, he said. Other radioactive wastes such as clothing and tools exposed to radioactivity are put in plastic bags and also "stored" in the. ground on the site. When asked what Hydro's plans are for these radioactive wastes, which must be carefully handled at all •times, Mr. Horton said expanded facilities are now in the works for storage above a$te " c, t Obi e cant waste* a radioactiveW �� 't � . reporter said. "With unclear Power the wave of the future 11 have radioactive ,iAarixtge dumps fere, there and uevery*bore, What are Hydro's' plans?" Mr. Horton replied that'mal iostorage" punts i91"1Q'.; now 'Phoned. But in the event that It does became a problem, ^i he, said d geologists are being asked to con, siders burying they radioactive waste deep .hi the efirth, possibly in salt deposits which have hot moved in millions of'years, PUBLIC DANGER? Hydro senior health, officer at the plant Alan Lee told the, p that constant checks are.madOn the air and water to , safeguard the public in Hydro's cont}titig "conservative" approach. About nine small air detection sites are set up all 'around ;the plant to run constant cl"iecksk:on the radioactivity levels in the air. He said, according to inter- national ::standards the public must not be exposed to more than .5 rems (a radioactive measure- ment) . While radiation counts :at or near a nuclear plant may be higher radioactivity is well with- in the international limits, he said. The figure for air emissio*ls• were as high as 10 per cent of the allowable limit at •otic time but have been reduced to around: one per cent, Mr. Lee said.:. Studies have been carried out, Mr, Lee said, to ensure the health of the most vulnerable in•the pub- lic. He used the example of a one- year -old who drinks milk that is produced by a cow grazing, on land near a nuclear station The radioactive -gases are released from the station and settle on the ground where the cow eats. The gas in this case is iodine 131 Which . settles in the body's thy- roid gland located in the neck area. If the child, .who'^ drinks more milk than the average adult and • who has a smaller thyroid gland, continues to live near the station or drink milk from a cow who did, the emissions from the Bruce plant would not harm him ac- cording to Mr. Lee. When asked if the human body 'an "get rid of the radioactivity" • • 1HREE FLOORS OF QUALITY FURNITURE 11.4 Mr. Ll' e d it •gip VRAM Mt^ A ,RE On L {E • nuclear WSW plants . Canada, which are located n- yin the :easta iise uranium as fuel. The bulk of uranium. . is mined in the Mot loake-Ageow Lake area to Ontario. -Experts agree that Canada has . enough uranium deposits to last throne' the end of this century, At present, the fuel is beingex- ported in addition to domestic use. More deposits of uranium are .expected according to of- ficials. At present*, only one uransinm refinery exists'in Canada, that in Port Hope, Ontario. The fuel which is finally intro- duced into the ^ nuclear reactor (CANDID only uses about one per cent of that which was origin- ally mined. In another process developed in Europe and now in operation, Called a breeder reactor, about 50 per cent of the uranium is ^ used. Canadian of- ficials have°saaid that this breeder "is •still Wider development," however. WORKER .SAFETY According to Mr. Lee, workers who are in close contact with the nuclear process.' are regularly checked to make sure they do not exceed certain limits of radio- activity in their bodies. The total allowable limit for them is five rems which is much higher than that of the public. Asked why the worker limit would be so much higher, health officer Lee said that when the public is considered the most vulnerable are used as the aver- age, such as the elderly and in- fants. So far no radioactive injuries or incidents have been reported, he said. CONTROLS The authority in Canada that controls all uses of radioactive materials, which includes the operation of nuclear power' plants and radioactive waste manage- ment, is the Atomic Energy Con- trol Board (AECB) . The organization carries its own staff who run checks on all aspects in the nuclear field. AECB is responsible for assessing the design, construc- tion and operation of the nuclear power plants on the Bruce Nuclear Power Development. This includes control and moni- toring, all releases of radioactive materials. pntario Hydro on the other ;ha}i t has: the responsibility as QpeirratorsioL he/plant t,ensure that the releases are within the regulatory limits approved by the AECB. CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES on additional storage facilities 'for spent fuel at the Bruce Nuclear Power Development. The view from the adjoining buil iing�`presents a pictt reof the facility and the neighboring heavy -Voter upgrading operation. Christmas Party Come one, come all seems to be the word the six people on the Party Committee are spreading; • but this word stops at the Grade 7 and 8 doors. This party is to be held for the Grade 7 and 8 pupils of Turnberry Central on Friday, December 12th, from 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. The committee, which consists of Brett Gadke, Melody Brewer, Kathy Underwood, Lois Darling, Neil Warwick, and Klaas Jorritsma, has been work- ing hard for the last three weeks preparing tickets for the Christ- mas Draw. The committee has planned to give gag gifts. Students will be able to listen t reco'r'd and ' patffelitate' ,in. a number of activities at the same time. People who wish to play .00 LAMPS gk,_ See Our Outstanding Selection DECORATOR LAMPS SWAG LAMPS TABLE LAMPS STEREOS BRIDGE SETS tirg 14 tk ocy- IL PAINTINGS Some pointings by E. A. LEIS 0 Several Sizes Various Price Ranges CEDAR CHESTS 12. SEWING I MACHINES r * Free Storage * We Will Deliver Christmas Eve * Budget Terms LAZ-BOY RECLINERS : y1IIIIIIUIIIHIt1111 Just A Reminder That This Is The Weekend For THE SANTA CLAUS PARADE "FREE MOVIES AT THE LYCEUM ON SATURDAY" lusiramatt aw a![0-:stt�Mrastaft Aug art aituxaotatua Ana* eawawa* rasitleg o4ta • • • The Howick Grapevine Bus Trip On December lOth the Kinder- garten children in Mrs. Under - wood's class and Mrs. Double - day's class went to London. They went to the Wellington Street Mall to meet Santa Claus. They also went to see the decorated trees at Victoria Park. There were at least 16 parents accom- panying them on the trip. On December llth Mrs. MacRae's class and Mrs. Underwood's other Kindergarten class went on the same trip. They left at 9:00 a.m. and were expected to arrive back at the school at 3:20 p.m. We all think that this trip gave them the Christmas spirit. —Ben Schuitema Volleyball After hard practising, our boys' volleyball team will play last year's boys who were on the volleyball team. This contest will be on Dec. 11, and it should deter- mine who is the best. On Dec. 12 - the girls' volleyball team will go to the Wingham high school to play their junior girls' volleyball team. We wish them luck as they meet these contestants and hope that they will show the Howick Central School Spirit. —Marlin Good Fordwich John Armstrong was able to return home last week from Listowel Memorial Hospital where he had been confined the past several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Parson of New Brunswick are spending a couple of weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gauthier and Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Stone. Congratulations to Mrs. Clara McInnis who was the winner of the $1,000 radio bingo sponsored by the Zone 3 North Lions Club. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Poltarack of Orillia spent the weekend with Mrs. Dora Ridley. Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Har- grave visited Sunday with Emmerson Hargrave in Listowel Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Klaassen and Christmas Assembly Assemblies are held at dif- ferent times in the school year and one is the Christmas assembly. The class performing this assembly is Mr. Farnell's. They are going to give quite a performance. Everyone in the class will take part in presenting skits, poems, carols and plays which will put people in the Christmas spirit. I'm sure the children will enjoy putting on the performance as much as we will enjoy watching it. There is little time left for lines to be memor- ized because the children of Mr. Farnell's room have to perform on December 19th. The Senior Choir will sing a number of songs. This assembly should be an en- joyable one. —Patricia Burbidge 0 0 0 Christmas Holidays On Friday, December 19th at 2:20 the Howick Central School students start their holidays. These holidays run from Dec. 20 to Jan. 4 inclusive. Classes will resume on Jan. 5 at 8:55 a.m. Howick Central would like to wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. —Gary Douglas Personals Teddy, Gary and Weert Klaassen left Sunday from Toronto Inter- national Airport for a month's vacation with relatives in Ger- many. Sunday and weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Simmons were Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wild - fang, Brian and Paul of Missis- sauga, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kaye and Murray of Palmerston and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Simmons and Ken. Mrs. Art Wells of London spent several days last week with her mother, Mrs. George Ashton and also visited with her father in Listowel Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wilson off Toronto visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson. • games are bringing their own, and those whowisb•to may dance Ourk chaperones •are Mr. Simlaa,- mon and ,Mrs. Lewis. At ,the .end we hope they will join US in sing- ing inging a number of .carols. —Grade Seven and Eight 0=-0--0 Christmas Draw This 'year, the grade eight stu- dents sponsored a Christmas draw for the whole school. Tickets were sold all last week and many students participated. On Monday, December 8th, the draw was made by Mr. Statia. The first ticket drawn, was his -own, but he generously =offered to draw =again.; Orr the4bet nd, tizit , the winner was Ren Warwick' of grade eight. He was presented with a box of chocolates and a surprise box. The, proceeds from the draw will go toward refresh- ments for the grade seven 'and eight Christmas .Party. Thanks to everyone who bought tickets. . -Grade Eight 0-0-0 Grade seven has been quite busy preparing for the Christmas season, We decorated the class- room windows' with painted candles, bells, wreaths and snow- men. We have also completed very colorful wreaths that 'will look quite attractive in our homes. In addition everyone is quite busy preparing for the Christmas Concert that will be held Thursday, December 19th. We hope all our parents and friends will join us for a very en- joyable evening. This Friday we will see a film entitled `Barefoot Executive" as a reward for our 'hard workso far"this sebbo , • We are .looking "forward to Christmas holidayand sinter wish all,our dediated reader° Merry Christman and a ' ve Happy Nev,Year! -°-Grade Grade hard 'practisin flutes. On the ni grade;^s song. Some grade students will be p wbile''the choir. 0. ! choir is done singing, there be a play called ogbeneter 0 :His Friends". Grade Bine and'S choir will sing.two 'songs. --rade Six, Grade three has Written some cinquain p ►s about Christmas. Santa Fat, round Jolly; happy, *arm, excited St. Nicholas Him Bowen Elves . Funny, fast Bothering Santa Claus •, Surprised bappyi .;midi) excited Helpers —Elizabeth Versteeg Christmas Baby Jesus Merry bells jingling • Happy, glans, nice, fun Noel --Ian Jarvis Kindergarten, grade one' \and grade two were skating this week. They also sang a number of Christmas songs for CKNX radio. Remember to listen on December 18th and December 24th, and hear an excellent five minutes of music during the morning and afternoon. Ronnie James is in hospital. We hope you are soon feeling better and can retrrn to school. 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