Update: Bruce Power Puts Radioactive Waste Move through St. Lawrence on Hold

Last February we posted about the the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approval of a plan for Bruce Power to ship 1,600 tonnes of radioactive waste,  in 16 decommissioned nuclear reactors, across the Great Lakes, though the St. Lawrence Seaway and across the Atlantic … Continue reading

Like a Robin in Springtime, Shipping Returns to the Great Lakes

The wonderful thing about the US Great Lakes is that being fresh water, the ships on the lakes don’t rust like they do in the saltier oceans. Of course being fresh water, the lakes do freeze close enough to solid … Continue reading

Update: Opposition to Shipping Nuclear Waste on the Great Lakes

Last week we posted about the approval granted  by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to allow Bruce Power to ship 1,600 tonnes of radioactive waste, in the form of 16 decommissioned nuclear reactors, across the Great Lakes, though the St. … Continue reading

The Saint Lawrence Seaway Concludes 50th Anniversary Season

While there have been locks on the Saint Lawrence River since at least 1862, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the current series of locks, canals and channels that permit ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the North American Great … Continue reading