The government should do…

The government should do everything possible to ensure public safety from a Fukushima-scale accident prior to the possible approval of Pickering in 2018. This should include scientifically valid modelling of such an accident in Ontario, capacity for independent modelling of such a possibility and work with provincial and municipal,authorities to.warn citizens of the existing risks for such an accident, take immediate measures for a detailed plan to evacuate and mitigate casualties. Evaluation of source contamination of drinking water, guidelines for land recovery before 2018 should be concurrently done. All meetings and consultations with the industry should be completely available to the public in order to mitigate industry influence from weakening these processes. The current nuclear emergency plans should be brought up to the reality, not the ' hoped for' contingencies.

Until these are completely developed and acceptable to the public, Pickering should not be approved in 2018.

[Original Comment ID: 210401]