Nuclear Technology

Fall 2021

In Canada we have a small association of nuclear host communities, based mainly in Ontario. The purpose of this project was to gain a better understanding of whether similar host community organizations exist in other jurisdictions, how they operate (e.

Project status: ongoing

In January 2020, Ontario woke to an Alert Ready message that an emergency was taking place at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. The message was sent in error but it led to a surge of potassium iodide (KI) tablet orders and raised questions about what residents should know and do in the event of an emergency at one of the nuclear generating stations.

Fall 2020

What effect does decommissioning a nuclear facility have on the host community? How have these communities been engaged and responded during the process? The purpose of this project was to outline how decommissioning of nuclear facilities around the world has affected their local communities, and led to recommendations for how these findings and best practices can be applied to Durham Region.