Ontario Nuclear Cost Responsibility Act

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Whereas the Government of Ontario is planning to spend upwards of $26.5 billion on new nuclear generating stations and;
Whereas every nuclear construction and retrofit project undertaken in Ontario in the past 20 years has resulted in massive cost overruns; and
Whereas Ontarios nuclear generating units have routinely performed below expectations, requiring extensive repairs due to premature aging and unexpected breakdowns and producing energy at levels well below those promised by builders; and
Whereas the people of Ontario have been left with a massive $20 billion public debt from past nuclear cost overruns and have been subject to the harmful effects of an increase in the use of dirty coal power to compensate for poor nuclear performance,
We, the undersigned, petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to pass a Nuclear Cost Responsibility Act requiring that all contracts for new nuclear construction or retrofits include a strict prohibition on passing on capital cost overruns to taxpayers or ratepayers and include significant financial penalties for failing to have units ready on time. We understand that such conditions are already mandatory in contracts for renewable and natural gas-fired generating projects and believe that it is only fair and reasonable that nuclear projects be subject to the same conditions.

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  • Jack Gibbons
    • Address
    • 589 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • M4K 3K4
  • Darcy Higgins
    • Address
    • 147 Delaware Ave Toronto
    • Province
    • On
    • Postal Code
    • MH2 T2T
  • Ian
    • Comments
    • It's time to take a positive step forward and end the nuclear gravy train that we simply can't afford.
    • Address
    • 3-193 Yonge Street, Kingston
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • K7M 1G2
  • Adam Lee Sweet
    • Address
    • 847 Division Street, Kingston
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • k7k 4c4
  • Louise Cooper
    • Comments
    • Renewable is doable. We need to give the environment as much priority as the economy because without the environment, positive growth and increased standards of living mean nothing!
    • Address
    • 1215 Amanda court.
    • Province
    • Kingston, ON
    • Postal Code
    • K7P 0C3
  • Joe Burgess
    • Address
    • 127 Pearl St. po. box 501
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • k0k 1x0
  • Siegfried Kleinau
    • Comments
    • Quit throwing good money after bad, no more nukes!!
    • Address
    • R.R. 4, Lion's Head, ON, N0H 1W0
    • Province
    • ON
    • Postal Code
    • N0H 1W0
  • Mabel F. Higgins
    • Comments
    • Excellent petition, getting straight to the issue of bringing Nuclear taxpayer costs in line with Renewables...
    • Address
    • 1366 N. Chrisitina St., Sarnia
    • Province
    • ON
    • Postal Code
    • N7V 3E1
  • Pamela Sweet
    • Address
    • 847 Division St. Kingston
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • K7K 4C4
  • John Mark Robertson
    • Comments
    • No more cost overruns! Teach people to conserve and we won't even need these things!
    • Address
    • 155 Hastings Drive
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • K8N 1J7
  • M. Scott
    • Address
    • 45 Raglan Rd Kingston
    • Province
    • ON
    • Postal Code
    • k7k 1k5
  • Ian Brehaut
    • Address
    • 38 - 60 River Street, Toronto
    • Province
    • ON
    • Postal Code
    • M5A 4G5
  • Warren Graham
    • Comments
    • renewable energy must be the priority.
    • Address
    • 1367 Paquette Street, Sudbury
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • P3A 5R4
  • Monique Woolnough
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    • Address
    • 594 Ossington Ave
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • M6G 3T5
  • Ernest Olivo
    • Address
    • 1 William St. Delta
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • K0E1G0
  • David Regier
    • Address
    • 11949 Rocksprings Rd, North Augusta
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • K0G 1R0
  • steve lapp
    • Comments
    • more emphasis on renewables required
    • Address
    • 1247 Retreat Lane Sydenham Ontario
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • k)h2T0
  • chantal cheret
    • Comments
    • dont give up the fight for clean air , were in this together!!!
    • Address
    • 337 east 42nd street
    • Province
    • ontario
    • Postal Code
    • L8V 1C4
  • chris hobbs
    • Address
    • 337 east 42nd street
    • Province
    • ontario
    • Postal Code
    • L8V 1C4
  • Erica Forrest
    • Address
    • 10 Amblecote Place
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • L8W 3E9
  • Paul Tremblay
    • Address
    • 10 Amblecote Place
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • L8W 3E9
  • Sanja
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    • Address
    • jurija gagarina 141
    • Province
    • serbia
    • Postal Code
    • 11070
  • Jessica Fracassi
    • Address
    • 625 Church St
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • M4Y 2G1
  • Aaron Myran
    • Address
    • 187 B Alfred Street
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • K7L 3R8
  • valйrie fortin
    • Address
    • 6450 rue clark
    • Province
    • qc
    • Postal Code
    • h2s3e6
  • Luis
    • Address
    • George Street
    • Province
    • ON
    • Postal Code
    • M5A 4E8
  • Kristina Fulchini
    • Address
    • 452 Easy St.
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • L4C 5M6
  • Alicia Mah
    • Address
    • 162 Valdor Drive
    • Province
    • Ontario
    • Postal Code
    • M1V1R5