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Hendo @hendo1377

Reported 2022-09-29 21:16:45

@quakes99 Just down the road. Glad to see Ontario is being proactive. Let’s hope Bruce Power does the same.

Razor of Ockham @razor4l

Reported 2022-09-29 11:15:37

@TrippettaRaffe @montrealer97 @warrenhuska @TorontoStar is this the issue about unsafe construction equipment? Can you point me to your concerns RE: Bruce power plant and nuclear in general?

Andrew Groeneveld @Rowdyrocket10

Reported 2022-09-29 07:27:18

@Dr_Keefer I'm not opposed to nuclear energy. I live in close proximity to Bruce Power which powers alot of Ontario. The problem is there is nuclear waste that is left over and now they want to put it below ground in this area. Niagara falls is cleaner energy and won't stop flowing

greg_barton @greg_barton

Reported 2022-09-27 13:30:00

@cadlam @mnztr1 @jimdonovan1962 @Dr_Keefer @DecoupleMedia @Bruce_Power He's just gish galloping down an anti-nuke checklist.

Mark Jhorr @mnztr1

Reported 2022-09-27 12:25:47

@cadlam @jimdonovan1962 @Dr_Keefer @DecoupleMedia @Bruce_Power Where does most of the US nuclear fuel come from? OH looks like Russia. Is that a problem?

NimBunny @NimBunny

Reported 2022-09-27 08:11:14

***PSofficial Found three dumped kittens in a Bruce Power parking lot this morning. Can I call non emergency for an issue like this?

Radek Pietruszewski @radexp

Reported 2022-09-27 06:36:06

@GaryKannenberg @Dr_Keefer @DoombergT @DecoupleMedia @Bruce_Power oh yeah let's worry about a tiny amount of waste that can still be reprocessed in future reactors instead of the looming problem of the next few decades. Sure. We can do that.

Barry Smith @BarryS2oh

Reported 2022-09-23 10:00:13

@ToddSmithPC @GCEAF_USA @Bruce_Power @CanadaNuclear @opg Our Problem the CAUSE https://t.co/CjxvuEkOsu

Barry Smith @BarryS2oh

Reported 2022-09-23 09:56:39

@ToddSmithPC @GCEAF_USA @Bruce_Power @CanadaNuclear @opg Our Problem The CAUSE https://t.co/KlPPwrXpVf

Pistol @Pistol64pb

Reported 2022-09-15 08:38:27

@Jimmy33268552 @jamiewestndp @fordnation @TSSAOntario @krasheedmpp @Penalosa_G @CBCNews @CTVNews @TheTorontoSun @TorontoStar @CityNewsTO @CP24 @globeandmail @globalnewsto @jennkfrench @OntarioNDP @Bruce_Power @opg @MonteMcNaughton @maritstiles @OPSEU @JPHornick @RakocevicT ELT conspired to take down a regulatory authority. Shame on the Minister KALEED RASHEED for not engaging. @TSSAOntario Wait it out new ELT is on the way. @krasheedmpp @fordnation #strikeforsafety The mess is yours

Nuclear Waste @NuclearWaste1

Reported 2022-09-09 10:56:30

Other Implications: Following receipt of the REGDOC-3.1.1 report from Bruce Power, CNSC staff informed Ontario Power Generation (OPG) of the issue in order for them to ***ess the potential impact Darlington NGS refurbishment project.

Roger Rabbitt @RogerRa64993670

Reported 2022-09-08 04:21:28

@CNSC_CCSN Lmfao, really? @Bruce_Power uses a company that has literally had cranes fall before at their facility and that is safe? How do you figure? When they cause a melt down would that be a time to switch crane companies? @mammoetglobal is not safe and saying they are is stupidity https://t.co/LzQqxNiUF2

Christopher Adlam @cadlam

Reported 2022-09-06 18:32:09

@kurtstoll_CAN That's the issue. Most people don't appreciate the staggering size of the James Bay project. Phase one reservoirs cover 11,300sq km and produce ~65TWh/year. In comparison, @Bruce_Power site proper occupies about 2.4sq km and will produce ~55TWh/year once uprates are complete.

Fuel Services @CamecoOntario

Reported 2022-08-30 14:13:22

The summer issue of Energize is now available on our website. In this edition learn about the Cameco Charity Golf Tournament; how to participate in the licence renewal process for CFM; medical isotopes; and the new isotope production system at Bruce Power. https://t.co/Yr1Pzapkqt https://t.co/XeV3IlT3Zz

Carter Tuchscherer @bandccat

Reported 2022-08-29 18:42:34

@tempstop @SupportNuclear @Bruce_Power Hey boomer. It takes 40 years for the used uranium to be 99% less toxic and radioactive. Secondly all the "pollution/Waste" made by reactors since 1950 can fit in the size of a football stadium 50' high. Sit down coal head

chris keefer @Dr_Keefer

Reported 2022-08-22 16:53:59

Jeff Phelps, VP of Major Operations at @Bruce_Power, sits down with Dr. Keefer to discuss the refurbishment of the world's largest operating nuclear plant. What are refurbishments and what do they mean for Ontario's energy and economy? https://t.co/ayJuX7xGUJ

Rod Adams @Atomicrod

Reported 2022-08-19 08:51:06

@KalBerg123 @ScottLuft @Heather_mom4nuk @HopfJames @nukebarbarian @moms4nuclear Bruce Power's CANDU reactors can operating flexibly, providing value to their grid. They ramp power down & then up when needed to maintain grid frequency. Variable power output inherently lowers CF for a nuclear plant since their standard power output is 100%

Tfdfddfvdd @tfdfddfvdd

Reported 2022-08-17 23:19:11

@juliedabrusin @Bruce_Power Shut this **** hole down

Paul Lafreniere @PenseeMagique

Reported 2022-08-15 08:12:57

@plindseyusa @kurtstoll_CAN @Dr_Keefer Svp google the +ve reaction for Bruce Power's recent Green Nuclear Bond issue. OPG has just followed suit. This happened in the wake of the positve EU Taxonomy decision for sustainable nuclear power. World over, a tide is now coming in for nuclear power. Financiers will ride it

James Schuurman @jsch164

Reported 2022-08-11 11:32:18

@I_be_Simon @AmitAryaMD It been proven over and over that just throwing money at something does not always fix it . Everything government run is inefficient . Just look at the nuclear power industry . Bruce power zero cost overruns on refurbishment . Darligton way over budget

Locotan @logantan90

Reported 2022-08-10 23:44:11

@clovemartin @CP24 Cost and efficienxy won't go down just because you go private. Look at utilities. Bruce power ask more $/MWH than opg does. We need government to start looking into managment of the healthcare to improve efficiency. This crisis is due to covid.

just.reading @justrea69482217

Reported 2022-08-03 21:06:16

@cadlam @Bruce_Power As a supplier to OH/OPG we were accused of leaving a manway cover in - a litany of threats over the next 18 months - at next outage debris (paint colour) proved it was undeniably OH/OPG error - crickets after that. I agree Pickering should be done but bad guys are in OPG mirror.

just.reading @justrea69482217

Reported 2022-08-03 11:46:45

@cadlam @Bruce_Power That's a pretty wide net you're casting. I don't recall Peterson government mandating lax adherence to material control. This specific issue always was an OPG flat out failure.

Edgardo Sepulveda @E_R_Sepulveda

Reported 2022-07-26 20:52:23

Good to highlight #Nuclear green bond issues by @OPG & @Bruce_Power @ONenergy has signalled that Province's green taxonomy will be expanded, likely to include nuclear I expect Canada's Federal green taxonomy will be revised to include nuclear after EU Taxonomy goes into effect.

Inna @Orinfa

Reported 2022-07-22 09:54:44

Ontario is one of the largest nuclear jurisdictions in the world. A really good explanation of why nuclear waste is not a problem #nuclear #OPG #BrucePower #Ontario

Aaron Foster @aaron__foster

Reported 2022-07-17 15:09:11

Having lived through Ontario’s subsequent shut down and restarting of Bruce Powers 2000+MW as a kid and years later participating in Ontarios $15B refurbishment program at #Darlington Nuclear. The planning, 💶 and time that goes into both scenarios is mind numbing. 16 years. https://t.co/UpNugcamr0

Christopher Adlam @cadlam

Reported 2022-07-17 13:43:05

@Larry_Short @Bruce_Power So, if you lose your emergency supply system, you've got a serious problem. ***ushima lost not only its emergency supply, but also emergency power because the generators were at sea level. So, they had no way to run the pumps to keep the core and spent fuel pools cool.

Christopher Adlam @cadlam

Reported 2022-07-17 13:36:48

@Larry_Short @Bruce_Power Actually, the CANDU has a very slight positive void coefficient with fresh fuel. There's a really good article on why this is a non-issue though found here, I highly recommend reading it: https://t.co/FrxnUMIXi4

Larry Short @Larry_Short

Reported 2022-07-17 11:43:24

@cadlam @Bruce_Power Gotcha. Always loved the CANDU design particularly the part where the reactor shuts down if the heavy water is drained and the rods exposed to air as opposed to reaction heats up if water drained in ***ushima design. Can you educate me on why ***ushima design prevailed? Was it /2

Christopher Adlam @cadlam

Reported 2022-07-16 18:15:13

Thread time! There has been a development at @Bruce_Power that perhaps many don't truly understand the scale/scope of. Bruce A Unit 1 has routinely run into the 820+MWe range since its latest outage. This is significant and here is why. /1

Roger Rabbitt @RogerRa64993670

Reported 2022-07-06 06:14:01

@saugeenca @Bruce_Power @BirdsCanada We are down to few Plover nesting each year now but one at the south pier has not been seen since last weekend when fireworks occurred 100 ft from where she nests each year. #AnimalAbuse #opg bird hunt @Bruce_Power @BirdsCanada

Shoreline Classics FM @ShoreClassicsFM

Reported 2022-06-21 11:59:55

New Isotope Production System at Bruce Power produces first medical isotope. Achieved using new Isotope Produciton System installed in Bruce Power's Unit 7 during recent planned maintenane outage. #brucepower #collaboration #isogen #itmisotope FULL STORY: https://t.co/NHfZFJ7Y89 https://t.co/Y8TKXcGR3A

Christopher Adlam @cadlam

Reported 2022-06-21 10:25:26

@Tpsmyth01 @ScottLuft @energybants @Dr_Keefer @SteveAplin @TomHess_ @Bruce_Power It's entirely optics. We spend, as @ScottLuft will note, north of $5 billion just subsidizing hydro bills every year. The money (~$10 billion) really isn't a problem. It's the perception of that being "a lot" of taxpayer dollars, even if it buys 45 years of output at <$0.10/kWh.

Tim Smyth @Tpsmyth01

Reported 2022-06-21 10:19:55

@cadlam @ScottLuft @energybants @Dr_Keefer @SteveAplin @TomHess_ @Bruce_Power Is the issue with public money is that ratepayers will have bare the costs or that the govt will have to recapitalize OPG?

Christopher Adlam @cadlam

Reported 2022-06-20 22:42:44

@KIVUNature @SmartandS***y11 @FrantaJaro @AlbertaNuclear @LaurieSwami @NWMOCanada This is what spawned Bruce Power. Of course, a reversal of those policies and proper funding restored to OH's successor, OPG, has resulted in both the Darlington and Pickering plants performing better than they ever have, but that risk remains. So, herein lies the issue:

Tim Smyth @Tpsmyth01

Reported 2022-06-20 20:04:33

@ScottLuft @Dr_Keefer @energybants @SteveAplin @TomHess_ @cadlam @Craig_Hotrum I agree. @Energybants argument is that Bruce Power really wants to close Pickering because it is operated by OPG and that is Bruce's competition. The problem is I have seen absolutely no sign that Bruce secretly wants to kill Pickering.

GallomirGirl🇨🇦🇺🇦 @GallomirGirl

Reported 2022-06-20 07:48:09

@OneDarkBeaver @christhomp1234 @Kimonowski @anneapplebaum They can potentially be refurbished, & if the plants that were shut down haven't reached end of life on some key components, they can be restarted. Bruce Power & OPG in ON 🇨🇦 did/are doing that (extending life span by 30 yrs). Will take time, $$, but cheaper than new build/Putin.

Smart and Sassy @SmartandSassy11

Reported 2022-06-19 21:54:30

@FrantaJaro @KIVUNature @AlbertaNuclear @LaurieSwami @NWMOCanada The obstructionist safety issue is Bruce Power’s refusal to consider transitioning to renewables. If there is no long term solutions for waste and few places to handle it, then perhaps there need to be parallel discussions and agreements for transitioning and decommissioning

skullsinthestars - Black lives matter @drskyskull

Reported 2022-06-16 19:59:14

@CVBruce Power outage from storm

Francesca puts the grrr in girl, the whoa in woman @Francesca__ah_

Reported 2022-06-15 10:22:19

Down with @Bruce_Power today talking #energypoverty with @yorkuniversity students... https://t.co/Ey5k0TrmOp

Laurentis @LaurentisEnergy

Reported 2022-06-13 07:53:20

Congratulations to the joint Laurentis and @opg Remotely Piloted Aircraft System team for successfully deploying two Elios 2 drones in the @Bruce_Power Vacuum Building, to perform inspections and collect data, as part of their planned outage. #innovation #teamwork https://t.co/ZXP47sLodm

Shoreline Classics FM @ShoreClassicsFM

Reported 2022-06-10 06:04:09

Bruce Power issues Statement in Regards to SNC Lavalin & Society of Professional Engineers Negotiation. It comes after key supports withdrawn from many of company’s projects, outage & operational activities #brucepower #snclavalin #engineers FULL STORY: https://t.co/05JyQyoK3Z https://t.co/85olXSThtE

Jacquie Hoornweg @JacquieHoornweg

Reported 2022-06-09 19:14:50

At the @Pembina "ungala" @CanadaNuclear President John Gorman talks about the path to net zero during an era of unparalleled growth in energy demand. It's "a math problem" that needs all clean energy solutions working together. #ElectricityAllianceCanada @Bruce_Power @opg #energy https://t.co/I0XRUBuoyh

Jesse H @Ember421

Reported 2022-06-06 09:54:05

@d_dnntt @Craig_Hotrum @cadlam @JohnHansenCa @ravinaproject @Bruce_Power That is equivalent to plug in, just a rolling connection. The other issue is that the trains don't tend to wait around, so the tine on charge would be minimal.

Jesse H @Ember421

Reported 2022-06-06 08:50:14

@d_dnntt @Craig_Hotrum @cadlam @JohnHansenCa @ravinaproject @Bruce_Power The problem will be the huge power draw in a limited period to charge to cover the 100s of KM until the next station. If you had to charge enough to cover 200km in 30 mins, the draw would be on the order of 100MW, or enough for a 100k person city now.

Tom Hess @TomHess_

Reported 2022-06-05 19:01:11

@Ember421 @cadlam @d_dnntt @JohnHansenCa @ravinaproject @Bruce_Power It is a relatively low head facility, only 80ft/24.4m. When you look at its range, it can cycle down to a 55' head, or ~70% of full head. Electrical output also drops with the lower head. However, the effect on the main plants remains the same. NYPA has a similar setup. https://t.co/7CvLLpsZPa

Christopher Adlam @cadlam

Reported 2022-06-04 12:25:54

A graphic representation of the impact the @Bruce_Power A vacuum building outage had on gas use in the #Ontario grid, and this was during a reasonably low demand period. This will be year-round if @opg #SavePickering is forced to prematurely retire. @ToddSmithPC https://t.co/kaRUC5hap2

ERH @EvilRedHorse

Reported 2022-05-28 05:39:04

Did Bruce A-1 have a startup issue? @Bruce_Power https://t.co/tLiKQ9sD3a

Cold Air @ScottLuft

Reported 2022-05-26 15:48:13

Bruce Power looks to have completed its vacuum building outage (A units) a full week ahead of what the IESO had scheduled.🙌🙌

Ottawa Wind Concerns @northgowerwind

Reported 2022-05-20 16:29:40

Imagine a @Bruce_Power in Eastern Ontario @ottawacity Reliable clean power, electrification on a grand scale, real jobs, string economy. Instead Energy Evolution will ^ hydro bills, drive biz and jobs away.

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