Sask. must go nuclear
Saskatchewanis not only "ideally situated" to build a nuclear-power plant, but hasa responsibility to help alleviate the global shortage of clean,sustainable energy, says a senior executive of the world's largesturanium producer.
"We should be a leader in deploying the nextgeneration of nuclear-power plants and help facilitate the clean energybenefits of nuclear to the world," said Jamie McIntyre, vice-presidentof environmental leadership for Cameco Corp.
McIntyre told aRegina & District Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday thatSaskatchewan's annual uranium production could supply all of theworld's 34 nuclear reactors that use natural uranium.
Those 34 plants produce 20,000 megawatts of electricity, but emit only 400,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases.
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