The volume of opposition is expected to get louder today at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission hearing in Ottawa.
The Commission is reviewing the application by Bruce Power to ship 16 steam generators from Owen Sound through the Great Lakes to Sweden for recycling.
On the first day Tuesday — CNSC staff recommended the Commission issue a transport licence to Bruce Power.
Chief Regulatory Officer Ramzi Jammal says the generators are low level radioactive waste and pose no risk to the public or the environment.
Bruce Power President and CEO Duncan Hawthorne spent most of Tuesday before the Commission answering questions.
He notes their recycling plan follows the CNSC guidelines to reduce their environmental footprint.
Hawthorne adds there are thousands of radioactive shipments each year — from medical to industrial transports.
He says the only difference now is people opposed to nuclear energy are misleading the public about the level of danger.
A number of groups argue the shipment would set a troubling precedent by expanding the amount of radioactive waste transported around North America.
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative says member municipalities have serious concerns about the environmental impact.
John Bennett of the Sierra Club of Canada tells Bayshore Broadcasting News a full environmental assessment should be done.
