Alberta Needs Six Nuclear Power Plants

Posted on Wednesday, October 24 at 09:28 by N Say
"Alberta faces the highest growth in electricity demand in North America and it is estimated the province will need another 10,000 megawatts by then (post-2020)."

In late August, privately held Energy Alberta Corp. filed an initial set of documents to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, seeking to build a 2,200-megawatt twin reactor in Peace River.

Guy Huntingford, Energy Alberta's spokesman, says there is possibility for two more reactors.

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http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=327ff3ec-7698-475b-a4c7-dcb952deab2d&k=1798

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  1. Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:23 pm
    It is a safe bet that under the present Conservative Party it will happen. <br />
    <br />
    <a href="http://hawkeyenews.blogspot.com/2007/08/hawks-heads-up-are-we-going-nuclear.html">http://hawkeyenews.blogspot.com/2007/08/hawks-heads-up-are-we-going-nuclear.html</a><p>---<br>"When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson <br />



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