Canada wary of nuclear power for oil sands

Plans for nuclear power plants to supply electricity and steam to the Alberta oil sands should be put on hold until the full repercussions of using the technology are known, a Canadian parliamentary committee advised.

In a report on the sustainable development of the oil sands released this week, Parliament’s natural resources committee steered clear of making a decision on using nuclear energy before the impact of placing the plants near oil sands projects are known.
Reuters