Canada Nuclear Update

We've been following the story of the Alberta oil sands for some time now, especially since word first surfaced that the best way to generate electricity to support any project there might need to leverage the power of nuclear energy rather than natural gas.

Now we've gotten word that one candidate to lead the federal Liberals says that nuclear power needs to be on the table when it comes to extracting new oil from Alberta:

Canada's former Liberal environment minister set foot yesterday for the first time in Fort McMurray and says he'd be open to discussing nuclear energy as a source of power for Alberta's oilsands.

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Last week, provincial Tory leadership frontrunner Jim Dinning said nuclear power must be an option.

Dion said he'd like to hear more, particularly on the issue of safe options for nuclear-waste disposal.

It's good news when the issue of nuclear energy is decoupled from partisan politics.

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