New level of swindle 

People don’t complain about things they think they don’t understand or fear, so, as usual, a massive new swindle begins based on an old one. 

At 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, unit 2 at the Darlington nuclear station will be taken off-line for the start of a 40-month refurbishment.

The $12.8-billion refurbishment will take almost a decade to complete and will allow the four reactors to continue operating for another 30 years.

There are many occult numbers in this story. I can’t think of too many other government expenses the go virtually unquestioned like nuclear power. Can you imagine how many real things could be paid for with this money? 

http://m.durhamregion.com/news-story/6911795-refurbishment-at-clarington-nuclear-station-underway

Darling swindle

What is it about Ontario that makes it such a mark for the nuclear swindle? Are we the easiest target in the world to steal electricity money from? How did this happen?

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/01/05/is-toronto-ready-for-a-radiation-emergency.html

Darlington’s midlife makeover

In October 2016, work will begin to refurbish the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Clarington. The project will extend the 25-year-old nuclear power plant’s life until at least 2055. Preparations are already underway.

4

Nuclear reactors located at Darlington

20%

Percentage of Ontario’s energy produced at Darlington

10

Years needed to refurbish the plant

35

About how many years the plant’s life will be extended by the refurbishment project

$12.8B

Budget for the refurbishment project

96%

Percentage of expenditures for the project that will occur in Ontario

8,800

New jobs created over life of the project

$35M

Cost to build a nuclear reactor mockup to train workers for refurbishment