Willing to Listen - South Bruce Proud: Recent Episodes
Sheila Whytock
Exploring Canada's proposed deep geological repository; what is it, why it's needed and the community's involved in the siting process.
Any opinions expressed in this podcast are my own.
I'm joined by former Mayor Jacob Spangenberg. Jacob was the mayor of the selected host community in Sweden.
Part 2!
Neil Alexander joins me for the second time on the podcast to discuss and debunk some of the misinformation being spread around communities about the DGR project and Nuclear Energy in Canada and around the world.
Neil Alexander joins me for the second time on the podcast to discuss and debunk some of the misinformation being spread around communities about the DGR project and Nuclear Energy in Canada and around the world.
In Part 2 of our Thinking is Power episodes with Melanie Trecek-King we discuss Science Pretenders (Pseudoscience and Science Denial).
Melanie is the creator of the website Thinking is Power. In today's episode, Part 1 of a 2 part series, we discuss several topics related to critical thinking, such as: What is science? Why do we need it? How is scientific consensus built? How do we know what information is reliable? And how do we know which experts are real experts?
This episode features Dylan Moon, who assists Dr Chris Keefer with the Decouple podcast and Canadians for Nuclear Energy. Dylan discusses his recent "waste tour" with me; what he saw, how he felt, and this thoughts after taking it all in. Enjoy!
In this episode I am joined by the Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe. We discuss the Joint Declaration between the Anishinabek Nation and the Iroquois Caucus on the transport and abandonment of radioactive waste - as well as other topics.
In this "short" episode, I take some time to review a chart I made based on the research I've done on deep geological repositories and rolling stewardship and their comparative risks. Neither option is without risk, and we need to decide which storage option is the safest for the long term.
In this episode, Dr Jeremy Whitlock joins me to discuss his essay that I read in the previous episode, "Deep Geological Repositories for Used Nuclear Fuel: Stewardship or Abandonment."
DGR-stewardship-WHITLOCK.pdf (nuclearfaq.ca)
In this episode, I read an essay written by Dr Jeremy Whitlock, entitled "Geological Repositories for Used Nuclear Fuel: Stewardship or Abandonment."
Stay tuned for my next episode, where I speak to Dr Whitlock about his essay!
You can find the essay here: DGR-stewardship-WHITLOCK.pdf (nuclearfaq.ca)
Dr. Jason Donev, a tenured professor at the University of Calgary, joins me to discuss energy and climate change, the role of energy in society and the wastes produced by creating our electricity.
Check out Dr. Donev's energy site: www.energyeducation.ca
Bill Daly from the Port Hope Area Initiative joins me to discuss Canadian Nuclear Laboratories' project to remediate and clean up legacy nuclear waste.
Roy Payne, from GDFWatch-UK, joins me in this first of two episodes to discuss underground vs overground storage of nuclear waste.
GDFWatch believes there is an overwhelming ethical, environmental and economic case for geological disposal, but that the community needs to be informed and involved before a final siting decision is made.
If interested in further reading, the information cited in this episode can be found at:
Underground, Overground: relative risks to public health & the environment - GDFWatch
In this second of two episodes, I am joined by Sean Wagner, a materials engineer with a Masters Degree in Materials Science. We are discussing corrosion, how it may or may not affect the NWMO used fuel canisters, and walking through some of the research papers associated with copper corrosion and used fuel storage.
If you'd like to follow along, the paper discussed in this episode is:An update on the copper corrosion program for the long‐term management of used nuclear fuel in Canada - Keech - 2021 - Materials and Corrosion - Wiley Online Library
In this first of two episodes, I am joined by Sean Wagner, a materials engineer with a Masters Degree in Materials Science. We are discussing corrosion, how it may or may not affect the NWMO used fuel canisters, and walking through some of the research papers associated with copper corrosion and used fuel storage.
If you'd like to follow along, the paper discussed in this episode is: https://www.mkg.se/uploads/Corrosion_of_copper_in_distilled_water_without_O2_and_the_detection_of_produced_hydrogen_Hultquist_Graham_Kodra_Moisa_Liu_Bexell_Smialek_2015.pdf
The Mayor of Port Hope, Bob Sanderson, joins me to discuss being the host community to Cameco and the Port Hope Area Initiative.
The Mayor of Pickering, David Ryan, joins me to discuss being the home community to the Pickering Generating Station and future home of the Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability.
In this episode I am joined by the Mayor of Clarington, Adrian Foster. Clarington is home to the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, the Port Granby Project for low level waste storage, and the future home of Canada's first proposed Small Modular Reactor.
Jack Volpato is the current Chair of the Mayors Nuclear Task Force in Carlsbad, New Mexico. We discuss the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and the community perceptions of the facility.
Part 2 of my interview with Lise Morton, VP of Site Selection with the NWMO. In this episode we get into some of the specifics of the NWMO project.
I am joined by Lise Morton, the Vice President of Site Selection with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
In this first of 3 episodes, we discuss her background and experience with nuclear waste, and talk generally about radioactive transportation programs and rolling stewardship, among other things.
John Heaton of New Mexico joins me to discuss the community perceptions of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (a DGR) in Carlsbad.
Some clarification for our followers surrounding questions we've received about the 2022 Referendum Campaign by Protect our Waterways.
Join me in a brief overview of the draft willingness report and my personal thoughts on the study overall.
The NDP Candidate in the 44th Federal election for Huron-Bruce joins me to discuss her views on nuclear power and the proposed DGR.
The Independent Candidate in the 44th Federal election for Huron Bruce joins me to discuss his views on Nuclear Power and the proposed DGR.
Mathieu Saint-Louis, a representative from ANDRA (France's equivalent to the NWMO) joins me to discuss briefly the DGR project in France.
I am joined by Pat Jilesen, long time Bruce County Farmer. We discuss his experience starting up a hog operation, and we discuss how the issues faced in agriculture are similar, sometimes the same, as those faced by the nuclear industry.
This episode features an interview with Tracy Primeau, retired Shift Manager at Bruce Power. It's a longer than normal episode, but covers 2 very important topics; Indigenous Reconciliation and Women in STEM.
I discuss some of the misconceptions and narratives being spun around the relationship between nuclear and agriculture, and discuss how the two industries can and do flourish in the same vicinity.
I am joined by John Ives, a representative from the Power Workers Union, where we discuss unions and job opportunities within the DGR project.
Barry Parsons joins me to discuss his takes on the deep geological repository as a South Bruce resident.
In this first short episode, I talk about my take on the community narrative of "Strings Attached" to the Well Being money from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
Tony, Larry and I have an informal chat about the potential benefits we see the DGR project bringing to South Bruce and Bruce County.
In this episode I am joined by Andrew Parmenter, a geologist for the NWMO. We discuss all things rock, give a history of the target formation for the DGR (the Cobourg) and discuss what properties make it the target formation.
In this episode, Dr Alexander and I go through his article “Ten Reasons Why the Nuclear Industry Cannot Bury Its Used Fuel Problem.”
In this episode, I am joined by South Bruce resident James Needham, to discuss his thoughts on the proposed DGR project.
In the first of a new series we're calling "Community Connections," I'm joined by Ryan Ernewein. Ryan is a South Bruce resident who has agreed to be my first community resident sharing their expectations and fears surrounding the proposed DGR project.
In this episode, I am joined by Brad Greaves. Brad is the Chair of the Ignace Community Nuclear Liaison Committee and recently gave a phenomenal presentation at the Ignace Symposium which you can find on our Facebook page.
Tony and I are joined by Dr Douglas Boreham, Professor and Division Head of Medical Sciences at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. We discuss multiple aspects of radiation.
In this part 2 of my conversation with Dr James Conca, we discuss some of the misunderstandings surrounding nuclear and where some of the fear comes from.
I am joined by Dr James Conca to discuss the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), the deep geological repository in New Mexico for transuranic waste products.
On this episode I am joined by Dr Peter Keech, Manager of Engineered Barrier Science at the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO). We go through a brief overview of 4 out of 5 barriers for the proposed DGR. We do not go over the rock formation in this episode, as it is not an engineered barrier. Each barrier, including the rock formation, will get a more thorough episode at a future date.
Welcome to Willing to Listen - South Bruce Proud! In this episode, I am joined by my WTL co-founders Larry and Tony to discuss why we started WTL and the South Bruce Proud movement.