Nuclear Power and the Environment

The Voice of Canadian Business

In this episode, host Katrina Marsh sits down with John Barrett, President of the Canadian Nuclear Association, and John Stewart, the CNA’s policy director, to talk about how Canadian nuclear technology fits into the global push for cleaner energy. Candu nuclear reactors not only have lower life-cycle emissions than solar panels or geothermal systems, but can also act as fuel ‘recyclers’ by repurposing waste made by other reactors.