Gordon Edwards explains the five main categories of radioactive waste that are created by the nuclear industry, and outlines the steps that led to Canada”s 2023 industry-friendly Radioactive Waste Policy Framework. He argues that the government has abdicated its responsibility to the private industry when it comes to protecting the health and safety of Canadians. That current waste management also threatens land, water and the environment… “by refusing to create an independent radioactive waste and decommissioning agency as was recommended unanimously by a government appointed environmental assessment panel decades ago”.
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Edwards has written articles and reports on radiation standards, radioactive wastes, uranium mining, nuclear proliferation, the economics of nuclear power, non-nuclear energy strategies. He has been featured on radio and television programs including David Suzuki’s The Nature of Things, Pierre Berton’s The Great Debate, and others.