Officials spark backlash with controversial nuclear power plan: 'Adds more risk to an already risky strategy'

Officials spark backlash with controversial nuclear power plan: 'Adds more risk to an already risky strategy'

The government of Ontario, Canada, where three of the country's four nuclear power plants are located, has decided to invest in refurbishing the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, pending final approval in 2026.  The decision has received some pushback from the nonprofit Environmental Defence organization, which suggested the costly $26.8-billion refurbishment plan for Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Units 5 to 8 will ultimately mean hig…