Bruce Centre for Energy Research and Information

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1. Supreme Court Application by the Inverhuron and District Ratepayers' Association (IDRA)
This PDF document is a succinct statement of the arguments made unsuccessfully by the IDRA to the top three levels of Canada's courts regarding the high level radioactive waste storage facility under construction at the Bruce nuclear site. The IDRA was asking for an independent environmental assessment of the site.

2. Who is Robin Jeffrey and is his vision?
This is a PDF version of the text of a speech given by Robin Jeffery, Chairman, Bruce Power, to the Toronto Board of Trade Power Breakfast, June 12th, 2001, outlining his vision of the energy industry in Ontario and the opportuities deregulation here creates in the United States..

3. The Iter Project - Fusion Energy and the CAW Perspective
The Canadian Auto Workers have taken an unusual stand on the ITER, the latest wave of mega project, energy generation systems. This one uses a super heated plasma core inside magnetic chambers and featuring a touch of tritium in the furnace. Canada wants to be the first to have an Iter. It will mean lots of jobs, but at what price? asks the CAW. Read their take in this PDF document. Then, for the spin on the Iter and on Canada's involvement, visit these two links:
Iter - What is it? http://www.iter.org/
Iter Canada http://www.itercanada.com/

4. Dr. David Hoel's Affidavit re: AECB childhood leukemia studies
In it's 1999 Federal Court action, the Inverhuron and District Ratepayers' Associaton wanted to include as evidence an affidavit by Dr. David Hoel, internationally noted expert on the cancer effects of chemicals and ionizing radiation. The affidavit called into question the methodology and results of studies of rates of childhood leukemia done by the the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada (AECB) for areas around the Bruce and Pickering nuclear generating stations. The affidavit was deemed by the court to have been received too late to be included in its deliberations.