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(Ft:manued frorn,.page.5) from nuclear power plants °ocularly by utility 'mem-� said questions• had been'.
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:no:i;sy' v raj minority that s .
to .tct gp .aviay,'` anld`catied-_ _
or.'=a moratorium on further
. construction of nuclear power
plants until Uncertainties are
clarified and settled."
He said• Canidu concerns
..included • possible health •'
effects, . radioactive waste
n anagement•, emergency
cogli`ng.: systems, power
demands, conSe'rv,ation and
'costs.. Be Urged funds "and
expertise be -us.ed to support
alternate :Methods ,,of energy.
production,:° • • • • . •
The nu'cl'ear critics were
members of a panel, 'which
included spokesmen for
Environment• Canada,.the
nuclear :Industry; and the
media.
.f.," A. L. .Robertson of
Atomic Energy_ of -Canada.LimitedLimite:-said ^ `"`energy,
• besides .being• a :staple itself,
'• is' an essential component of
any• . solution to most other
major issues: securing
enough• ' .food,' reducing
pollution, : winning raw
Materials, reducing.
economic ' disparities . , and
reducing. international ten-
sions."
Nuclear energy is one of the
'Major 'energy sources,'he
said. "It is unique in offering
immediate.. substitution for
scarce oil and.gas combined
ra
with long -ter• security of
energy supplies. Specifically,
we advocate ..the Candu
system as• a proven and • ac •
ceptable means of tulfill•ing•
this nuclear promise."
•Availabil•ity'• of sufficient
urainiuin fuel is a `.`legitima:te
issue, he said, pointing but.
there 'is controversy .ov-er•
whether renewed•exploration
'•will. uncover vast resources':
:However; .. he . said Candu
re.actors uS•tng a thorium fuel
-cycle could economically use
low "grade fuel deposits that
are:adequate•for' cen•t.uries. . _
-Pointing out°•that spent:fue.l
is being Storedsafelynow, be
predicted that within .25 to•50
years spent uranium fuel Will, •
be contained an•d isolated in.
stable geologic formations ;
.Laboratory work • is' being
performed .to ensure' that.
plutonium' • can •be safely •
• recycled in Candu reactors
when' justified econoinicall'y.;
he said.
Emphasizing 'that risks''
Erre "very log;," he said that .bi rs..:`' ..raised about, . whether the
'in the face of national and 1'h� .iinJi��rt�tncc of in ,original decision was valid,
world needs for .energy the: formation media was also '• nuclear safety arid'ptrssible
far greater risk would be.. Stressed by Carl Goldstein, alternatives,
doing nothing." assistant vice-president of the He said a "thorough. review
• Dr. R. R. ,'Logie of • U.S. Atoniic Industrial and full debate in public of all
Environment Canada called* Forum, who suggested steps ' the isst}es" was necessary
for research into the effects of •to avoid controversies. over. because of "'apprehension
•sn all doses' of radioactivity nuclear. power • that ..have' and misunderstanding on the.
,,on people' and pn the food erupted across the border. part of ,;some and in other
chain, and, disposal of waste . .He, urged.; respect for the eased outright disagreement
heat from reactors. He also right df the public to have Or opposition-" •
urged efforts to bridge the some • say "•' in nuelear • He said the Royal Coen -
gap between' • federal' and `decisions and.respect for the, in•issio:n on Electric . Po.wer
provincial'responsibilities in .Sincerity .of,critics. ' 'Planning •headed :;by • Dr,
the nuclear field. •• "Tell., the public what it.• Arthur Porter will 'der
wants to know. about nucrlear . the. nuclear r ogr:i m
WANTS HONESTY matters, he •said. "Give 'although .its broad 'term's of
Lydia Dotto, a . Globe. and .• them facts. and explanations ,referenc'e deal with what the
Mai •science writer, called in •a • way than is un -entire . power sys$em should
fpr 'candor and honesty, derstandable and meaningful look like 40 Years from now' •
particularly when things are to them," . "The establishment :of the'
going wrong;" .Shesaid that , • COMMUN•
ITX
coveringu`p and trying to hide INVOLVEMENT
need for 'electricity and The
role that nuclear. power can
things almost never. works' play is,' in my view, a. key
and does infinitely 'more During the . afternoon fa.ctbr in public acceptance of
damage than the. .prob.lem session, Sam Horton, project' • any nuclear •prograin," he
it self does. • manager of Bruce Nuclear said. • '
Earlier, John'• Davies, Power D•evelopment,
manager of Ontario •Hydro's, , discussed the -extent ., of STUDY. HERE TO.O
public attitude research. co'mm'unity involvement • in ' Late•r, referring to' the
department., reviewed pl?ublic deciding on grants • made by recent H�rria poll conducted
views about-iiticlear power. Ontarib Hydro to -cushion the in the U,S. showing 63 per
revealed in surveys un- ' financial impact on area cent in favor , of nuclear
dertaken for a proposed municipalities. He said the power, M9-. Dillon'sa-id during
nilclear.3#ation on the. north plan, drawn -up With the co,... a question -and -answer period
shore of Lake Huron.
"Although there is a very
'large base of public support,"
he said, "there is opposition received'."
there and it is growing."' "It doesn't a•esult' in nearly.
Surveys of .• two areas as -much money as some
showed that newspapers and municipalities • wer
television stations were. the suggesting two years•ago but
major sources of information they have been part of -the
and suggested the , media process •and they see it to be
should be treated as a public fair treatment," he said.
itself. He ' urged ..more' A second panel discussion,`
...research to avoid "going up. -moderated by former Hydro
'blind:alle.yswith egnally.blind • `chairman. George Gather-
•puhlic an'formation sale; '-.dealt with public,
programs: •- :government • and industry
IJ appears that we -have involvement. in ' nuclear
now reached a point .where poorer.
the concerns of society and R. M. Dillon, .Ontario's
operation of municipal : , that he thought a'similar conservation programs."
1li•mhers .of the •Gocierich Second Brownie Pack look over
some dolls from around the world that are part of a' display
set up•in celebration of Lord Baden Powell's.birthday. The
brownies (from Jeff) Julie Culbert,. Tammy .White, Anne
1,1arieShanahan, Jennifer Peters, Janet Boyce. Charolotte
t•1' irtzfelt and Linda Ralston drt csed in native costumes of
the world as part of the celebration for the founder of the•
scout and guide movement.(staff-photo)
representatives, is now being study should be' done . in He said other methods of
producing energy "must be
implemented and.;was..."well
Ontario.
.What happens if a majority
approves nuclear power
here? '
"As long as there is' an.
objector who' can convince
enough people that he's,right,,
he carries the day, I guess,"
he said..
Other members of the panel.
were Desmond lyI'.,Connor,'a
consulting "• Sociologist for,
publie • participation
programs. in Ontario:; Dr. ,T. '
S. Thompson,• assistant
director . nuclear ` .power;
New Brunswick .Elect'ric.
public attitudes to - nuclear deputy. •minister of eirergy; Power' Commission; Mayor
• power have. become; "an. im- said the "government's con- George Ashes of Pickering,.'
portant factor in planning - for cerns were environmental r. and Hal.Jones of the CBC,
•f.utute . nuclear : develop- impact, financing, security of Summing up, CNA past
rne'nts," he'sai'd: "They have - energy supp1y_a.d resolving president J, M Douglas said
. a measurable . effect On "the nuclear controversy.: ,"genuine concerns had been
Scheduling, cost • and Mr, Dillon .said "Ontario "identified but he thought fair.
cn inGerinp e fi i ne t ':_ ..Hy&o has ,cQr.isistentlyJlad minded ' people could, - €it•id-.
"In this situation, '.the -.the backing of the provincial solutions to problems.
. relationship between -the government and ' in' great "It .w.illbecome apparent in
industry and. the 'public is measure, the _ provincial a few years in Canada that we
critical. A new phase .has , legislature for its plans • to face a "serious energy shor-.
•.begun and citizen: attitudes to build, nuclear• stations as a tage,"he said.
relevant' issues have to. be' principal means from which Electricity will gradually
taken•. into 'account: by, the to meant the increasing replace other. formsof:energy-•."
, nuclear industry, :par- demands for power.'-‘ But he _.ind he urged "reasonable
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pushed," btitfor the rest of nuclear -electric power. • being .planned ; by its public
the century there' is -"no • The CNA's next step will. be affairs committee.'
We are'threatene•' ith the Ioss of our community hospital -in .Clinton.
Many of you realize just what this means; some of you may not be aware of the
type and volume of work done.in your hospital if you are fortunate enough to have
had good 'health over the years:.
:` WHAT DO, WE STANIS TO LOSE?.
'1; An efficient hospital service'with.. the lowest costs per patient day• in the
province.
2. An excellent, conipatibl.e and' highly 'qualified .team of. physicians and nurses,
which has taken .years'to build.
3- A hospital with a very' long history of surgical �achievement (Dr'.:Gunn 19.2.). -
which ig' being carried on'al the present. time.
9,2).•which.ig'being,carriedon'atthepresenttime. Surgical procedures include all the
major operationsper.fm.med by general surgeons
4. A functioning remote cardiac .:monitor' and resuscitation .team, in'ciuding
around the clock team of trained nurses; capable of .interpreting -the various
-'heart abnormalities, and dealing with them.
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5 A. renal dialysis unit, used on a regular twice weekly basis for a local resident.,
6. A centre where Hemophiliacs receive the. necessary treatment and are in-
structed -in; self administration..
7. An active treatmenthospital providing total patient care of the highest°:
calibre, with:lhe.exceptian of only highly specialized service. •
Although this is provided at the lowest cost in the province, Mr. Miller vpants to
take it' away:
PLEASE WRITE A: :PERSONAL LETTER, STATING YOUR REASONS WHY:'
PERSONAL:APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT -URGING THE REVERSAL
OR MODIFICATION OF THEIR DECISION, CAN MAKE "THE DIFFERENCE"
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QUEENS PARK
TO,R.ONTO, ONTARIO: -
HON. FRANK MILLER
Minister of Health
Queens Park
TORONTO/Ontario
MR. STEPHEN LEWIS
Leader of the Opposition
Queens Park.
TORONTO, Ontario
MR. STUART SMITH
Leader of the Liberal Party
Queens Park
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