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PRESENTATION TO ENERGY ROUNDTABLE OCTOBER 10, 2012. ENERGY UNIONS’ VIEWS ON RENEWABLE AND NUCLEAR POWER. INTRODUCTION. David Shier President Canadian Nuclear Workers Council Chairperson ICEM/INWUN International Nuclear Workers Unions Network
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PRESENTATION TO ENERGY ROUNDTABLE OCTOBER 10, 2012 ENERGY UNIONS’ VIEWS ON RENEWABLE AND NUCLEAR POWER
INTRODUCTION David Shier • President Canadian Nuclear Workers Council • Chairperson ICEM/INWUN International Nuclear Workers Unions Network • Staff Officer (Retired) – Nuclear Power Workers’ Union of Canada
VIEWS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY UNIONS • THEY ARE ENVIRONMENTALIST • THEY KNOW THE BASIC ENERGY ISSUES • THEY KNOW THE SOLUTIONS • THEY MUST BE CONSULTED BY UNIONS OUTSIDE THE SECTOR • CONSULT ENERGY UNION & NOT ENVRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION
OVERVIEW • ELECTRICAL SYSYTEM BASICS • BALANCED ENERGY POLICY • ROLE OF RENEWABLES • WHY NUCLEAR POWER HAS TO BE PART OF MIX
Balance Electrical Energy Policy • Electrical generation in a jurisdiction should come from a variety of sources. The types and amounts of power production from these sources will vary from country to country depending on their natural resources.
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY • WILL HELP BUT NOT SOLUTIONS • HYDRO • WIND • SOLAR • BIOMASS
HYDRO • SOME GHG • SOME JURISDICTION ABUNDANT SUPPLY • OTHER JURISDICTIONS LITTLE OR NO SUPPLY • BASE LOAD & PEAKING LOAD • JOBS
WIND POWER • NOT DISPATCHABLE • LOW CAPACITY FACTOR • PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE • HEALTH ISSUES • LAND USE • COST • WASTE • PART OF MIX
WIND POWER • NOT DISPATCHABLE • LOW CAPACITY FACTOR • COSTS • WASTE ISSUE • PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE ISSUES • HEALTH ISSUES
SOLAR • NOT DISPATCHABLE • CAPACITY FACTOR • LAND USE ISSUES • COST • WASTE ISSUE
NUCLEAR • NO GHG • BASE LOAD • MANY MYTHS • JOBS • WASTE ISSUE • PART OF THE ANSWER
NUCLEAR POWER MYTHS • REACTORS ARE UNSAFE • NUCLEAR IS A SMALL SUPPLIER OF ENERGY TO WORLD • NPP ARE PRONE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS • NPP ARE FAR FROM EMISSION FREE • WASTE IS NOT SAFELY MAINTAINED • INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL NOT COVER NPP • ETC
CONCLUSION • NO SILVER BULLET • EACH JURISDUCTION DIFFERENT SOLUTION • BALANCED ELECTRICAL ENERGY POLICY INCLUDING NUCLEAR • CONSULT ELECTRICAL ENERGY UNIONS
BALANCED ENERGY POLICY • Electrical generation in a jurisdiction should come from a variety of sources. The types and amounts of power production from these sources will vary from country to country depending on their natural resources.
MORE INFORMATION www.abetterenergyplan.ca www.ontariogrownpower.ca www.cnwc-cctn.ca
THANK YOU DAVID SHIER dshier@cnwc-cctn.ca