A video illustrating the many safety barriers that are currently in place at the Pickering nuclear station, and the enhancements that are being made to these barriers.
We understand that you have many questions about the emergency alert that was issued in error by the Province of Ontario last weekend. Again, we are sorry for any unnecessary fear and worry this false alarm may have caused you and your loved ones and would like to stress that there was no incident at Pickering Nuclear and no impact to the public or environment. Your safety is our number one priority, and it’s important to us that we present the facts not only about the alert, but about the misconceptions of nuclear power and what would actually happen in the unlikely event of an emergency. Please visit our FAQ page to see answers to common questions we’ve received over the last few days. bit.ly/2NzNSFs
Are there any plans to bring more of Pickering's reactors back online? Something similar to the Darlington refurbishment? I would love to see this happen.
No, the plant is being shut down at the end of 2024. It isn't economically feasible to refurbish Pickering again. OPG is focusing on Darlington new build instead.
@@transportationland6395 I haven't heard anything official about that, though I have heard some people mention that it would be a good idea. It's already a license nuclear facility so the licensing would be easier and the Hydro One switch yard is already there
Too many people think a nuclear plant accident goes off like a nuclear bomb. They are nothing alike. A Fukushima type accident happens due to loss of cooling and the heat - chemistry, breaks overheated steam into hydrogen and oxygen which can (and did) explode. Fukushima had little in the way of a reactor building, so when the explosion happened, it tore through the roof and blew into the sky - still not a nuclear bomb, but it did spread some radiation and was a significant series of explosions. This basically can't happen with Ontario's stations for all the reasons listed in the video here, and a few more. These plants have thick "reactor building" concrete structures (which Fukushima did not have). These are immensely strong and designed to contain any leaks. Then, recall they mentioned the vacuum building in this vid - there are automatic pressure relief ducts that allow any pressure built up to push its way into the enormous vacuum building which is literally empty - not even much air is in it. The steam is designed to force its way in without any operator intervention required, and then water can be used to cool (and condense) the steam to reduce its pressure. No Ontario plant has ever even NEEDED to use the vacuum building, but it is there as another layer of protection. I can't think of a safer plant (nuclear or otherwise) to live next to. This is another excellent video that is now about 7 years old but still good. It shows the layer upon layer of systems designed to prevent accidents, and even if an accident were to occur, to minimize or eliminate any radioactive release.
IT's not a nuclear bomb, it won't explode. What will happen is a meltdown where the fuel literallly melts onto the reactor floor - but that's after absolutely everything has failed and no one came to help for days, if not weeks. Either way, that building will contain radioactive fuel, although it will be hard to clean up
That sort of thing happens all the time unfortunately. When subdivisions were built around the University of Ontario Institute of Technology people started complaining that there were too many students. A developer built a subdivision around a meat rendering plant in northern Toronto which had been there since the mid-1800s and people that moved into the subdivision started petitioning for the plant to be shut down because of the smell. People either don't do their research or buy because the price is lower then complain about it.
After that Movie China Syndrome and the simultaneous event at 3 mile Island, it sort of woken a old thought about the events and this world were living in today of that olden What if Sinario, But lets never dwell on the past and just in case we all have to move 500 miles from the potential threat of the worst case scenario. Lets make provisions for the Young and their Children to live if the worst case events come into our self driven world.
What's the worst case scenario? How about a space rock that hits Lake Huron and throws up a 100 meter tsunami which runs miles inland? What then? How big a wave will the plant survive? Remember -Fukushima thought they were safe.
They did not in-fact believe Fukushima was safe. Inspectors were warning them about such a flooding scenario for years but some private company ignored the constant warnings from them until it was too late.
@@ianthompson9129 The designers of Fukushima thought their tsunami wall was adequate based on what geologists knew of historical tsunamis at the time but that underestimated how big a wave could be. You are correct that newer geological data suggested this and TEP was warned that it would not be enough.
First of all who built a Nuclear Power plant inside the major Canadian city? It's reckless and adventurous! And why it is still not closed? This is more then 50 years old! When do we learn something from Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power plants disasters? The nuclear power plants development is an extremely expensive and dangerous enterprise not taking into consideration the risks of the incidents and the decommission costs.
The city grew around the reactor. Back when it was built, Darlington and Pickering areas were sparsely populated. The reason the city grew around it is that it is incredibly safe. Try watching the video and learning about it and put the panic on hold while you learn. It really is quite amazing.
Nuclear power in Ontario is largely responsible for the demise of coal in Ontario. This saves lives. If Darlington and Pickering were coal plants, there’d be thousands of additional air pollution deaths over the years (German nuclear shutdowns have killed 1,100 people annually). Meanwhile, 1 plant worker has died from radiation at Fukushima, which resulted from a cataclysmic natural disaster impossible in Ontario + their lack of preparation in the 3 Cs.
@@eriklakeland3857 May I ask you if you know how much will it cost and take to Decommission and dismantle the reactor once it is finished? If you do not know - it will cost many billions! Who will pay for it? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PHF3Xl8Ku20.html & ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d39iV2tKErc.html
@@dmytrovolodimirovich OPG will. Part of Canada's regulatory system is decommissioning preparation. Every year OPG and Bruce Power put aside a certain amount of money into a decommissioning fund. The decommissioning fund is predicated on a 30 year operating life. It does not consider refurbishments, so in actuality there is more money in the decommissioning fund than was originally estimated decommissioning would cost.
