ANNOUNCING FEBRUARY 28TH WEBINAR:
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Join us for a conversation with three experts on plutonium reprocessing.
Nuclear weapons need plutonium. All plutonium reprocessed from nuclear waste – even "impure" plutonium – can be diverted to produce nuclear weapons.
The federal government is currently supporting a technology to reprocess plutonium in Canada. The Canadian government's support undermines the global non-proliferation efforts that have been underway for decades.
Frank von Hippel is a senior research physicist and professor of public and international affairs emeritus with Princeton’s Program on Science & Global Security which he co-founded. He is the lead author of Plutonium: How the nuclear industry's dream fuel became a nightmare. Dr. von Hippel and other distinguished nonproliferation experts from the U.S. wrote three letters to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressing concern about the Canadian government's support for a reprocessing project in Canada.
The book's co-author Jungmin Kang is an independent consultant and South Korea’s member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials and a former chairman of South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.
M. V. Ramana is Professor and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia.
Register for February 28th webinar HERE
Nuclear weapons need plutonium. All plutonium reprocessed from nuclear waste – even "impure" plutonium – can be diverted to produce nuclear weapons.
The federal government is currently supporting a technology to reprocess plutonium in Canada. The Canadian government's support undermines the global non-proliferation efforts that have been underway for decades.
Frank von Hippel is a senior research physicist and professor of public and international affairs emeritus with Princeton’s Program on Science & Global Security which he co-founded. He is the lead author of Plutonium: How the nuclear industry's dream fuel became a nightmare. Dr. von Hippel and other distinguished nonproliferation experts from the U.S. wrote three letters to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressing concern about the Canadian government's support for a reprocessing project in Canada.
The book's co-author Jungmin Kang is an independent consultant and South Korea’s member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials and a former chairman of South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.
M. V. Ramana is Professor and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia.
Register for February 28th webinar HERE
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Speakers for January 28th:
M.V. Ramana is the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, and the author of The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear Energy in India. He is a member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials, the Canadian Pugwash Group, the International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group, and the team that produces the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report.
Ray Acheson (they/them) is Director of Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament program of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and steering group member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. They are author of Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy and Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders, and Cages.
Joshua Frank is an environmental journalist and an editor of CounterPunch. He is the co-author of several books, including The Big Heat: Earth on the Brink (AK Press) and the author of the recently released Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America (Haymarket Book, 2022).
Moderator: Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director of the Canadian Environmental Law Association.
Hosted by Nuclear Waste Watch and co-sponsored by: Beyond Nuclear, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Coalition for Responsible Energy Development – New Brunswick, Conservation Council of New Brunswick, David Suzuki Foundation, Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Cooperative, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War – Canada , Northwatch, Ontario Clean Air Alliance, Regroupement des organismes environnementaux en énergie, Science for Peace, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, and Voice of Women for Peace
M.V. Ramana is the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, and the author of The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear Energy in India. He is a member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials, the Canadian Pugwash Group, the International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group, and the team that produces the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report.
Ray Acheson (they/them) is Director of Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament program of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and steering group member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. They are author of Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy and Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders, and Cages.
Joshua Frank is an environmental journalist and an editor of CounterPunch. He is the co-author of several books, including The Big Heat: Earth on the Brink (AK Press) and the author of the recently released Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America (Haymarket Book, 2022).
Moderator: Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director of the Canadian Environmental Law Association.
Hosted by Nuclear Waste Watch and co-sponsored by: Beyond Nuclear, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Coalition for Responsible Energy Development – New Brunswick, Conservation Council of New Brunswick, David Suzuki Foundation, Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Cooperative, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War – Canada , Northwatch, Ontario Clean Air Alliance, Regroupement des organismes environnementaux en énergie, Science for Peace, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, and Voice of Women for Peace
