Environmental and aboriginal groups say they’ll do whatever is necessary to stop the shipment of 16 steam generators through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.
The Grand Chief at Kahnawake, Michael Deslile, won’t elaborate on what those actions might be.
The warnings come as the Natural Resources of Canada Standing Committee hears about Bruce Power’s plans.
Two of the environmental groups — the Sierra Club and the Canadian Environmental Law Association — have gone to court to block the shipment.
They’ve also asked for an injunction to keep Transport Minister Chuck Strahl from signing any other permit or authorization allowing Bruce Power to proceed with the project.
Bruce Power wants to ship the 16 steam generators — each the size of a school bus — from its Tiverton plant to Sweden, through the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has already approved the transport.
President Michael Binder is accusing anti-nuclear activists of preying on people’s fears.
He insists it is perfectly safe to ship radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes.
Binder says people who oppose nuclear power are frightening the mayors of towns along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence into opposing the shipment.
