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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/questions-small-nuclear-reactors-1.5828784
Questions abound about New Brunswick's embrace of small nuclear reactors
Critics question business case, but CEO says the market is 'screaming' for the units
· CBC News· Posted: Dec 07, 2020 6:00 AM AT
The Point Lepreau nuclear plant is NB Power's most important generating station, and earns an estimated $50,000 an hour for the utility when it's operating. (Submitted by NB Power)
When Mike Holland talks about small modular nuclear reactors, he sees dollar signs.
When the Green Party hears about them, they see danger signs.
The loquacious Progressive Conservative minister of energy development recently quoted NB Power's eye-popping estimates of the potential economic impact of the reactors: thousands of jobs and a $1 billion boost to the provincial economy.
"New Brunswick is positioned to not only participate in this opportunity, but to be a world leader in the SMR field," Holland said in the legislature last month.
Green MLAs David Coon and Kevin Arseneau responded cheekily by ticking off the Financial and Consumer Services Commission's checklist on how to spot a scam.
Is the sales pitch from a credible source? Is the windfall being promised by a reputable institution? Is the risk reasonable?
For small nuclear reactors, they said, the answer to all those questions is no.
"The last thing we need to do is pour more public money down the nuclear-power drain," Coon said, reminding MLAs of the Point Lepreau refurbishment project that went $1 billion over budget.
The Greens aside, New Brunswick politicians have embraced small modular reactors, which they say can both create jobs and help solve the climate crisis.
Smaller and cheaper, supporters say
They're "small" because, depending on the design, they would generate from three to 300 megawatts of electricity, less than, for example, Point Lepreau's 660 megawatts.
It's the modular design that is supposed to make them more affordable. Rather than being built from scratch on site, components are to be manufactured elsewhere, sometimes in existing factories, then shipped and assembled..
Premier Blaine Higgs is a fervent supporter, but in the last provincial election the Liberals promised they’d do even more than Higgs to promote them. (CBC)
Premier Blaine Higgs is a fervent supporter, but in the last provincial election the Liberals promised they'd do even more than Higgs to promote them.
Under Brian Gallant, the Liberals handed $10 million to two Saint John companies working on SMRs, ARC Nuclear and Moltex Energy.
Greens point to previous fiascoes
The Greens and other opponents of nuclear power fear SMRS are the latest in a long line of silver-bullet fiascoes, from the $23 million spent on the Bricklin in 1975 to $63.4 million in loans and loan guarantees to the Atcon Group a decade ago.
"It seems that [ARC and Moltex] have been targeting New Brunswick for another big handout ... because it's going to take billions of dollars to build these things, if they ever get off the drawing board," said Susan O'Donnell, a University of New Brunswick researcher.
O'Donnell, who studies technology adoption in communities, is part of a small new group called the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development formed this year to oppose SMRs.
"What we really need here is a reasonable discussion about the pros and cons of it," she said.
Government touts economic spinoffs
According to the Higgs government's throne speech last month, if New Brunswick companies can secure just one per cent of the Canadian market for small reactors, the province would see $190 million in revenue.
The figures come from a study conducted for NB Power by University of Moncton economist Pierre-Marcel Desjardins.
But a four-page public summary does not include any sales projections and NB Power did not provide them to CBC News.
"What we didn't see was a market analysis," O'Donnell said. "How viable is the market? … They're all based on a hypothetical market that probably doesn't exist."
O'Donnell said her group asked for the full report but was told it's confidential because it contains sensitive commercial information.
Holland said he's confident there will be buyers.
"It won't be hard to find communities that will be looking for a cost effective, affordable, safe alternative to generate their electricity and do it in a way that emits zero emissions," he said.
Market 'screaming' for small reactors, CEO says
SMRs come in different sizes and while some proponents talk about using "micro" reactors to provide electricity to remote northern First Nations communities, ARC and Moltex plan larger models to sell to power utilities looking to shift away from coal and gas.
"We have utilities and customers across Canada, across the United States, across Asia and Europe saying they desperately want a technology like this," said Moltex's Saint John-based CEO for North America Rory O'Sullivan.
"The market is screaming for this product," he said, adding "all of the utilities" in Canada are interested in Moltex's reactors
ARC's CEO Norm Sawyer is more specific, guessing 30 per cent of his SMR sales will be in Atlantic Canada, 30 per cent in Ontario and 40 per cent in Alberta and Saskatchewan — all provincial power grids.
O'Donnell said it's an important question because without a large number of guaranteed sales, the high cost of manufacturing SMRs would make the initiative a money-loser.
The cost of building the world's only functioning SMR, in Russia, was four times what was expected.
An Australian government agency said initial cost estimates for such major projects "are often initially too low" and can "overrun."
Up-front costs can be huge
University of British Columbia physicist M.V. Ramana, who has authored studies on the economics of nuclear power, said SMRs face the same financial reality as any large-scale manufacturing.
"You're going to spend a huge amount of money on the basic fixed costs" at the outset, he said, with costs per unit becoming more viable only after more units are built and sold.
He estimates a company would have to build and sell more than 700 SMRs to break even, and said there are not enough buyers for that to happen.
But Sawyer said those estimates don't take into account technological advances.
"A lot of what's being said ... is really based on old technology," he said, estimating ARC would be viable even if it sold an amount of reactors in the low double digits.
O'Sullivan agrees.
"In fact, just the first one alone looks like it will still be economical," he said. "In reality, you probably need a few … but you're talking about one or two, maximum three [to make a profit] because you don't need these big factories."
'Paper designs' prove nothing, says expert
Ramana doesn't buy it.
"These are all companies that have been started by somebody who's been in the nuclear industry for some years, has a bright idea, finds an angel investor who's given them a few million dollars," he said.
"They have a paper design, or a Power Point design. They have not built anything. They have not tested anything. To go from that point … to a design that can actually be constructed on the field is an enormous amount of work."
Both CEOs acknowledge the skepticism about SMRs.
"I understand New Brunswick has had its share of good investments and its share of what we consider questionable investments," said Sawyer, who grew up in Rexton.
But he said ARC's SMR is based on a long-proven technology and is far past the on-paper design stage "so you reduce the risk."
Moltex is now completing the first phase of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's review of its design, a major hurdle. ARC completed that phase last year.
But, Ramana said there are problems with both designs. Moltex's molten salt model has had "huge technical challenges" elsewhere while ARC's sodium-cooled system has encountered "operational difficulties."
Ottawa says nuclear is needed for climate goals
The most compelling argument for looking at SMRs may be Ottawa's climate change goals.
The national climate plan requires NB Power to phase out burning coal at its Belledune generating station by 2030. It's scrambling to find a replacement source of electricity.
The Trudeau government's throne speech in October promised to "support investments in renewable energy and next-generation clean energy and technology solutions."
And federal Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan told CBC earlier this year that he's "very excited" about SMRs.
"We have not seen a model where we can get to net-zero emissions by 2050 without nuclear," he said.
O'Donnell said while nuclear power doesn't emit greenhouse gases, it's hardly a clean technology because of the spent nuclear fuel waste.
Government support is key
She also wonders why, if SMRs make so much sense, ARC and Moltex are relying so much on government money rather than private capital.
Holland said "the vast majority" of funding for the two companies "has to come from private sector investments, who will be very careful to make sure they get a return on that investment."
Sawyer said ARC has three dollars for every dollar it has received from the province, and General Electric has a minority ownership stake in its U.S.-based parent company.
O'Sullivan said Moltex has attracted $5 million from a European engineering firm and $6 million from "the first-ever nuclear crowdfunding campaign."
But he said for new technologies, including nuclear power, "you need government to show policy support.
"Nuclear technology has always been developed by governments around the world. This is a very new change to have an industry come in and lead this, so private investors can't take the risk to do that on their own," he said.
So far, Ottawa hasn't put up any funding for ARC or Moltex. During the provincial election campaign, Higgs implied federal money was imminent, but there's been no announcement in the almost three months since then.
Last month the federal government announced $20 million for Terrestrial Energy, an Ontario company working on SMRs.
"We know we have the best technology pitch," O'Sullivan said. "There's others that are slightly more advanced than us, but we have the best overall proposition and we think that's going to win out at the end of the day."
But O'Donnell said her group plans to continue asking questions about SMRs.
"I think what we really need is to have an honest conversation about what these are so that New Brunswickers can have all the facts on the table," she said.
About the Author
Methinks a lot of wild turkeys would strongly disagree N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/barry-winters-kris-wells-lgbtq-edmonton-hate-charges-1.4201914
"I have found that I have a true passion for cybersecurity. Whether I am cracking CTF challenges, pranking my friends, or learning to develop interesting security tools, I find that I am constantly working towards my goal of achieving a career helping to protect people and companies from the dangers of the internet"
Professor hopeful hate-crime charge will deter others, despite death of accused
'Of course, it’s tragic when anyone passes away and very said, I think, in this case,' LGBTQ advocate says
CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2017 3:45 PM MT
"A rare hate-crimes court case in Edmonton is over but the complainants may not have the kind of closure they were hoping for.
The man charged with wilful promotion of hatred for offensive language he used on his blog, The Baconfat Papers, died of a stroke July 4, one of the complainants confirmed Wednesday.
The Edmonton police hate crimes unit charged Barry Winters this spring after receiving complaints about his blog from LGBTQ advocates"
Methinks even you must admit that the Dirty Dicky, Dana Baby, MadShangi, Dan F, Deputy Dog and Barry Winters to name but a few do not hold a candle to you N'esy Pas?
Methinks you first appeared in my affairs when Dirty Dicky got involved with Bryon Prior after I had dismissed them both in 2005 N'esy Pas?
However you do know that whereas only the Feds are reading this spit and chew I have been blogging it all at the same time
Methinks the 40% of the folks who don't vote should agree that you should never vote for any political party N'esy Pas?
There are no costs for nuke waste as it is stored on site ( the NRC has it as .1 cents a kWh) or decomm (NRC has it at .2 cents) since the core will be replaced with an SMR at end of life.
Look forward though to your costing of the coal alternative's dead and air pollution.
— Small Modular Reactors: No Solution for the Cost, Safety, and Waste Problems of Nuclear Power (Published jointly by Institute for Energy and Environmental Research and Physicians for Social Responsibility)"https://ieer.org/resource/energy-issues/small-modular-reactors-solution/
Just ask em'
"Reply to @David Amos: Truth be told I’ve beaten them all in head to head battles so your last statement is definitely accurate.”
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Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 20:39:27 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: YO Mikey Holland Check my input about within
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Subject: Out of the office Re: YO Mikey Holland Check my input about
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Subject: YO Mikey Holland Check my input about within CBC and Twitter
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Methinks the Greens should not be surprised to see the nonsense begin
again right where the Gallant government left off immediately after
Higgy gets his majority N'esy Pas?
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Questions abound about New Brunswick's embrace of small nuclear reactors
Critics question business case, but CEO says the market is 'screaming'
for the units
Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Dec 07, 2020 6:00 AM AT
131 Comments
David Amos
Methinks folks should check the work of the Canadian Nuclear
Laboratories N'esy Pas?
David Amos
"The loquacious Progressive Conservative minister of energy development" ???
Methinks a lot of wild turkeys would strongly disagree N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks Minister Mikey would have to admit that I crossed paths with
the same characters he has within the "Coalition for Responsible
Energy Development" since I first ran for public office in NB in 2004
N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: You run in some pretty prestigious circles..
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Go Figure
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David Amos
Methinks the Greens should not be surprised to see the nonsense begin
again right where the Gallant government left off immediately after
Higgy gets his majority N'esy Pas?
https://media.viafoura.net/
Barry Winters
Reply to @David Amos: Wee Davey Amos! Long time no see pal.
David Amos
Reply to @Barry Winters: Methinks the rumours of your demise have been
greatly exaggerated N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Barry Winters: Methinks byway of your latest ID you Feds
must have figured out why I asked if you knew who Deputy Dog's lawyer
was N'esy Pas?
https://media.viafoura.net/
Barry Winters
Reply to @David Amos: Indeed shrugging off this mortal coil was nary
the preferred endeavour
https://media.viafoura.net/
Barry Winters
Reply to @David Amos: So how’s it going pal? Where’s that 11 million?
David Amos
Reply to @Barry Winters:
"I have found that I have a true passion for cybersecurity. Whether I
am cracking CTF challenges, pranking my friends, or learning to
develop interesting security tools, I find that I am constantly
working towards my goal of achieving a career helping to protect
people and companies from the dangers of the internet"
https://media.viafoura.net/
Barry Winters
Reply to @David Amos: Lots of great programmes on that one if you
catch my drift...
https://media.viafoura.net/
Barry Winters
Reply to @David Amos: Basically what you’re saying is it’s been
Frankie X all along?
David Amos
Reply to @Barry Winters: Methinks if they watched Deputy Dog's funeral
yesterday all your Fed friends would have to agree that Franny is far
more clever than you are N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Content disabled
Reply to @Barry Winters: Methinks folks who did not check my work in
Federal Court years ago should go figure how dumb you Feds truly are
today N'esy Pas?
Professor hopeful hate-crime charge will deter others, despite death of accused
'Of course, it’s tragic when anyone passes away and very said, I
think, in this case,' LGBTQ advocate says
CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2017 3:45 PM MT
"A rare hate-crimes court case in Edmonton is over but the
complainants may not have the kind of closure they were hoping for.
The man charged with wilful promotion of hatred for offensive language
he used on his blog, The Baconfat Papers, died of a stroke July 4, one
of the complainants confirmed Wednesday.
The Edmonton police hate crimes unit charged Barry Winters this spring
after receiving complaints about his blog from LGBTQ advocates"
Ben Haroldson
" Market 'screaming' for small reactors, CEO says " . I'd like a
further explanation on exactly what that means.. What market? The one
that sells the reactors?
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: And apparently they cannot show us this
screaming market because it is "commercially sensitive". I call BS on
that. They cannot show it because it does not exist.
Stephanie Haslam
Reply to @Fred Brewer: That has been the way of New Brunswick
governments . What is the Latin for secrecy, secrecy, and yet more
secrecy, because that should be the new motto. We are left to watch
the lobbyist registry, the public accounts and to make educated
guesses on what is being done. One case in point is the move to have a
Center of Excellence for Energy affiliated with the EECD, of all
departments. Was it discussed with the public? No. It was discovered
on the GNB website, in the employment section. My MLA, who is the
education minister, has still not answered an email questioning the
move. That makes it clear that there are some shenanigans going on,
because he is usually very prompt to respond.
David Amos
Reply to @Fred Brewer: Methinks its truly amazing how often that I
happen to agree with you but you will never know it N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Stephanie Haslam: Veritas Vincit
Ben Haroldson
I thought power came from salt water. Stick to turkey hunting. How'd
those 2 portfolios ever get merged anyway?
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Methinks Higgy will never explain as to whom
he picks for ministers and why N'esy Pas?
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:25:08 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Perhaps Mr Lyman and i should talk?
To: dalmar@nbnet.nb.ca, wharrison <wharrison@nbpower.com>, "Holland,
Mike (LEG)"<mike.holland@gnb.ca>, "David.Coon"<David.Coon@gnb.ca>,
"Arseneau, Kevin (LEG)"<Kevin.A.Arseneau@gnb.ca>, "Mitton, Megan
(LEG)"<megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "elizabeth.may"
<elizabeth.may@parl.gc.ca>, "jeff.carr"<jeff.carr@gnb.ca>, oldmaison
<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>, COCMoncton
<COCMoncton@gmail.com>, markandcaroline <markandcaroline@gmail.com>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:57:41 -0400
Subject: Perhaps Mr Lyman and i should talk?
To: ELyman@ucsusa.org
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:44:25 -0400
Subject: Fwd: YO Mikey Holland So Says the EUB So Say You All? RE
Matter 430 - NB Power 2019-2020 General Rate Application
To: enegin@ucsusa.org
Cc: "terry.seguin"<terry.seguin@cbc.ca>, "Robert. Jones"
<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, "David.Akin"<David.Akin@globalnews.ca>,
"steve.murphy"<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>
https://www.ucsusa.org/about/
Elliott Negin
Global Security, Nuclear Power
Director of News and Commentary
202-331-5439
enegin@ucsusa.org
https://www.nbpower.com/media/
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Saint John environmentalist walks back opposition to nuclear power
As 2nd reactor is proposed for Point Lepreau, Gordon Dalzell says
nuclear power can fight climate change
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Reactor developers propose a manufacturing hub — and a small nuclear plant
Moltex Energy and ARC Nuclear each claim thousands of new jobs
possible in New Brunswick
Connell Smith · CBC News · Posted: Mar 21, 2019 5:00 AM AT
30 Comments
David R. Amos
Methinks NB Power's mandate is to provide us with enough electricity
to meet our needs rather than venture into questionable business
schemes dreamt up by their overpaid Yankee vice president Brett
Plummer.
That said my hero Mr Tesla proved long ago that lots of power could be
sourced from fast moving water I have not seen a better plan since
particularly since we have lots of water. Why our government want to
spend big bucks to take down the Musquash Dam instead of putting it
back on line with modern generators etc is very strange in deed N'esy
Pas?
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 10:16:51 -0400
Subject: YO Mikey Holland So Says the EUB So Say You All? RE Matter
430 - NB Power 2019-2020 General Rate Application
To: "blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>,
"Holland, Mike (LEG)"<mike.holland@gnb.ca>, "David.Coon"
<David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "kris.austin"<kris.austin@gnb.ca>, "Robert.
Jones"<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, "robert.gauvin"<robert.gauvin@gnb.ca>,
"denis.landry2"<denis.landry2@gnb.ca>, "brian.gallant"
<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>,
"steve.murphy"<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "David.Akin"
<David.Akin@globalnews.ca>, "andrea.anderson-mason"
<andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca>
<hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "robert.mckee"<robert.mckee@gnb.ca>,
"Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "hon.ralph.goodale"
<hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, "Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc"
<Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc@canada.ca
<Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, "Jody.Wilson-Raybould"
<Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.
<Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>,
newsn <news@kingscorecord.com>, news <news@dailygleaner.com>, news919
<news919@rogers.com>, news <news@hilltimes.com>, "maxime.bernier"
<maxime.bernier@parl.gc.ca>, "andrew.scheer"
<andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca>, "Alaina.Lockhart"
<Alaina.Lockhart@parl.gc.ca>, "Karen.Ludwig"
<Karen.Ludwig@parl.gc.ca>, "martine.turcotte"
<martine.turcotte@bell.ca>, "Matt.DeCourcey"
<Matt.DeCourcey@parl.gc.ca>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>, jbosnitch
<jbosnitch@gmail.com>, "Arseneau, Kevin (LEG)"
<kevin.a.arseneau@gnb.ca>, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)"
<megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "rick.desaulniers"<rick.desaulniers@gnb.ca>,
"michelle.conroy"<michelle.conroy@gnb.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Diane.Lebouthillier"
<Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.
<Diane.Lebouthillier@parl.gc.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Mitchell, Kathleen"<Kathleen.Mitchell@nbeub.ca>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 16:15:36 +0000
Subject: Matter 430 - NB Power 2019-2020 General Rate Application /
Instance Nº 430 - Énergie NB Demande générale de tarifs pour 2019-2020
To: "David.Raymond.Amos333@gmail.
<David.Raymond.Amos333@gmail.
<david.sollows@gnb.ca>, "Paul.Volpe@enbridge.com"
<Paul.Volpe@enbridge.com>, "dave.lavigne@enbridge.com"
<dave.lavigne@enbridge.com>, "Gilles.volpe@enbridge.com"
<Gilles.volpe@enbridge.com>, "jeffery.callaghan@
<jeffery.callaghan@
<gerald@kissnb.com>, "cstewart@stewartmckelvey.com"
<cstewart@stewartmckelvey.com>
<hanrahan.dion@jdirving.com>, "lcozzarini@nbpower.com"
<lcozzarini@nbpower.com>, "jfurey@nbpower.com"<jfurey@nbpower.com>,
"SWaycott@nbpower.com"<SWaycott@nbpower.com>,
"NBPRegulatory@nbpower.com"<NBPRegulatory@nbpower.com>,
"wharrison@nbpower.com"<wharrison@nbpower.com>,
"bcrawford@nbpower.com"<bcrawford@nbpower.com>, "Lawton, John"
<John.Lawton@nbeub.ca>, "Desmond, Ellen"<ecdesmond@nbeub.ca>,
"Dickie, Michael"<Michael.Dickie@nbeub.ca>, "Young, Dave"
<Dave.Young@nbeub.ca>, "Mitchell, Kathleen"
<Kathleen.Mitchell@nbeub.ca>, NBEUB/CESPNB <General@nbeub.ca>,
"heather.black@gnb.ca"<heather.black@gnb.ca>, "rdk@indecon.com"
<rdk@indecon.com>, "rrichard@nb.aibn.com"<rrichard@nb.aibn.com>,
"jeff.garrett@sjenergy.com"<jeff.garrett@sjenergy.com>,
"dan.dionne@perth-andover.com"<dan.dionne@perth-andover.com>
"pierreroy@edmundston.ca"<pierreroy@edmundston.ca>,
"ray.robinson@sjenergy.com"<ray.robinson@sjenergy.com>,
"sstoll@airdberlis.com"<sstoll@airdberlis.com>,
"pzarnett@bdrenergy.com"<pzarnett@bdrenergy.com>
Good afternoon,
Please find attached a Decision in connection with the above-noted matter.
Bonjour,
Veuillez trouver ci-joint une Décision de la Commission dans le cadre
de l'instance susmentionnée.
Kathleen Mitchell
Chief Clerk | Greffière en chef
Energy & Utilities Board | Commission de l'énergie et des services
publics du N.-B.
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My research interests are: technology adoption in communities, particularly rural and remote communities; remote and rural studies; digital media, communications and technologies; media analysis; political economy of telecommunications and telecommunication policy; social movements online; online survey design; research ethics.
For the first half of my 25-year research career, I worked in Ireland and the European Union. In 2004, I returned to Canada to join the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Digital Technologies Research Centre as a Senior Research officer. At the same time, I joined the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Department of Sociology as an Adjunct Professor. After 13 years, I retired from the NRC and continued as a researcher with UNB.
Over the years, I have supervised and taught research skills to dozens of graduate students and worked with many community partners across Canada, Ireland and the EU. Together we have produced more than 50 peer-reviewed publications on topics ranging from social media and community development to First Nation community perspectives on telehealth.
As an activist and popular interest writer, my primary interests are environmental, feminist, union and political issues. Most recently I have published articles in the NB Media Co-op, Rabble and The Hill Times.
While a researcher at the NRC I was also the vice-chair of the NRC Research Ethics Board and, for my last three years, the President of the NRC Research Officers group of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada. (PIPSC). In that role, I worked with other PIPSC federal government science group presidents to negotiate a scientific integrity clause, including a "right to speak," into the collective agreements of more than 15,000 researchers and scientists across the federal public service.
Since 2004, I have been the principal investigator on a series of research and outreach projects at UNB funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) with collaborators and partners across Canada. The First Nations Innovation project ended in 2018 and continues as a national non-profit policy advocacy organization, the First Mile Connectivity Consortium with Indigenous partners across Canada.
My current research project, RAVEN (Rural Action and Voices for the Environment) is working with a dynamic interdisciplinary team of researchers at UNB and community partners and collaborators. Together we are creating digital media to support the voices of rural champions and environmental activists in New Brunswick.
Education
- PhD (Dublin City University)
- MA (Cardiff University)
- BA (University of Ottawa)
Susan O'Donnell's site
susanodo.ca@gmail.com
I am a researcher and writer based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Welcome to my site. Here you will find all my publications for reading or download. I hope you find something that interests you. If you’d like to get in touch, please email me: susanodo.ca@gmail.com
Welcome to the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick (CRED-NB). We are fighting for a nuclear-free renewable energy future.
Our website provides information about energy development in New Brunswick that is missing from the Government of New Brunswick and nuclear industry (NB Power) websites.
Our mission is to advocate for responsible energy development in New Brunswick to address the climate crisis using four guidelines:
- Reduce the demand for energy in New Brunswick by eliminating energy waste and maximizing energy efficiency.
- Increase the development of renewable energy and eliminate the development of fossil fuel and nuclear dirty energy in New Brunswick. Dirty energy is not required now in our province given the availability of Canadian hydro sources. Dirty energy is not required in future because renewable energy is ready now.
- Increase the percentage of electricity generated in New Brunswick by low cost renewable energy.
- Support solidarity actions with communities experiencing harmful impacts of our energy choices in New Brunswick, across Canada and globally.
Our coalition formed in response to the bad decision by the New Brunswick government and the nuclear industry in New Brunswick (NB Power) to promote and invest in next generation nukes (so-called “small modular nuclear reactors,” or “SMRs”) rather than sustainable renewable energy.
Next generation nukes are dirty, dangerous distractions from the work we all need to be doing to address the climate crisis.
We are also concerned with our government’s efforts to obtain an exemption from the federal government to allow the NB Power Belledune plant to burn coal past the 2030 federal deadline to end coal energy generation.
We invite New Brunswick residents to inform themselves about the drawbacks of nuclear and fossil fuel energy and the advantages of the alternative: rigorous energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, and developing the smart grid and storage capacity using technologies that are less harmful to the earth and our health.
Our “ask” is to phase out energy generation from fossil fuels and nuclear fission and to invest in renewable energy, conservation and the smart grid. We want residents of New Brunswick to avoid being exposed to more nuclear waste, to avoid having our public funds wasted on developing prototype nuclear energy technology, and to stop burning fossil fuels to generate electricity thereby contributing to the climate crisis.
Instead, we want everyone in our province to reap the benefits of local employment, community prosperity, and the capacity to be players in the emerging global low-carbon nuclear-free renewable energy economy.
Proposed nuclear reactors for New Brunswick debunked [audio]
The nuclear industry’s latest plan for more public funding – small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) – was featured today on Redeye, the Vancouver Co-op radio current affairs program. Host Jane Williams interviewed Susan O’Donnell from the RAVEN project at the University of New Brunswick and member of CRED-NB. Listen to the broadcast (16 minutes) on the video below.
Members
On this page are the names of CRED-NB Coalition members and Champions of responsible energy development.
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Coalition members
- Concerned Citizens of Saint John (rep: Paula Tippett)
- Council of Canadians Fredericton (rep: Gail Wylie)
- Council of Canadians Saint John (rep: Ann McAllister)
- Extinction Rebellion NB (reps: Jessica Spencer and Doug Swain)
- Janice Harvey, Fredericton
- Leap4wards (rep: David Thompson)
- Rural Action and Voices for the Environment (RAVEN) (rep: Susan O’Donnell)
- Sustainable Energy Group Carleton County (rep: Sam Arnold)
- VOICES for Sustainable Environments and Communities (rep: Rick Cheeseman)
Champions of responsible energy development
We welcome individuals, groups and organizations who are champions of responsible energy development to list their name on this page. Champions have the option to receive a monthly newsletter update. Click here to add your name as a champion.
- Adrian Prado, Saint-Joseph-de-Madawaska, NB
- Andy Walton, Hartland, NB
- Art MacKay, St. Stephen, NB
- Auréa Cormier, Moncton, NB
- Brian Beaton, Fredericton, NB
- Carl Duivenvoorden, Upper Kingsclear, NB
- Carolyn Wagner, Fredericton, NB
- Community Energy Cooperative of New Brunswick, Ltd., Knowlesville, NB
- Daniel Cole, Moncton, NB
- David Kersey, Fredericton, NB
- Deanna Davis, Grande Digue, NB
- Denis Boulet, Haut-Madawaska, NB
- Denise Lirette, Dieppe, NB
- Donna MacKenzie, Moncton, NB
- Gerry McAlister, Fredericton, NB
- Greg Cook, Aulac, NB
- Heather Wilkins, Durham Bridge, NB
- Hugh Akagi, St. Andrews, NB
- Jean-Guy Levesque, Saint-Andre, NB
- Jean-Paul Bourque, Moncton, NB
- Joanne Raye, St. Stephen, NB
- John Reist, Rollingdam, NB
- Karen Dewolfe-Cox, Fredericton, NB
- Kim Reeder, Charlotte County, NB
- Larry Lack, St. Andrews, NB
- Leslie Chandler, Moncton, NB
- Leticia Adair, Saint John, NB
- Lise Auffray, Moncton, NB
- Margo Sheppard, Fredericton, NB
- Marian Lucas-Jefferies, Public Landing, NB
- Meg Morris, Halifax, NS, Natural Forces
- Megan McCann, Fredericton, NB, MJM Solar
- Mark McCann, Fredericton, NB, MJM Solar
- Michel Albert, Shediac River, NB
- Michel Duguay, Québec, QC
- Nancy Alcox, Brown’s Yard, NB
- Nicolas Jelic, Moncton, NB
- Pablo Cortez, Dieppe, NB
- Patricia Gibbs, Moncton, NB
- Paul Leger, Moncton, NB
- Rob Moir, Clifton Royal, NB
- Robin Stanley, Saint John, NB
- Roger Olmstead, Upper Woodstock, NB
- Roma De Robertis, Saint John
- Ryan Hillier, Moncton, NB
- Sarah Colwell, Moncton, NB
- Sean Tapley, Moncton, NB
- Sharon Murphy, Saint John, NB, PEACE NB
- Tom McLean, New Maryland, NB
- Taeyon Kim, Fredericton, NB
- Vincent Zelazny, Fredericton North, NB
- Woody Thompson, Jolicure, NB, Fundy Solar