Provincial Government

Premier wants isotope reactor in Prairies (Globe & Mail, June 20, 2009) by Patrick Brethour. In this article, Premier Brad Wall makes it clear he intends to push ahead with nuclear expansion in Saskatchewan before the final report on the UDP public hearings is completed. The article says Mr. Wall wants expedited federal regulatory approval, and expects this as yet undesigned or funded reactor to be operational in 3 years.

December 17, 2009 the Provincial Government published its official response to the UDP report and the Perrins report. Read the full report here.

Government of Saskatchewan News Releases

• December 17, 2009 Government Announces Strategic Direction on Uranium Development

• August 4, 2009 Saskatchewan Submits Proposal for Production of Medical Isotopes

• June 18, 2009 Saskatchewan Hosts Energy Council Conference

• June 15, 2009 Brad Wall meets with President Obama's Energy Secretary

• May 11, 2009 Saskatchewan takes real action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• May 7, 2009 Saskatchewan and Montana join forces on carbon capture and storage.

• April 27, 2009 Saskatchewan hosts major North American oil conference.

• April 23, 2009 All-party committee to examine Saskatchewan’s electrical power future.

• April 7, 2009 New environmental regulation model for Saskatchewan.

  • April 3, 2009. Public consultation to follow release of uranium development report

• March 17, 2009. Saskatchewan signs co-operation agreement with major U.S. research lab

• November 27, 2008 Government Encourages Bruce Power to Continue with Research into Nuclear Power

• October 20, 2008. "New Partnership to advise government on nuclear industry development"

Analysis of UDP Report

Dr. Jim Harding, retired professor of environmental and justice studies, and author of Canada’s Deadly Secret: Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System has done an analysis of the Uranium Development Partnership report which was released on April 3, 2009. THE SASK PARTY GOVERNMENT’S URANIUM DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP REPORT: Flawed Assumptions, More Deregulation and Subsidies, Shoddy Demand “Guestimates”, and a Rehash of Old Nuclear Fantasies…with the Wastes Thrown In

Sask. Environment ministry needs major overhaul. (CBC April 7, 2009) According to a consultant's report released in April 2009, the Environment Ministry ''is in a capability and capacity deficit to administer new mining and milling projects, let alone administer the

value-added activities the province intends to pursue.'' (emphasis added) Get the report. (3.4MB)

Analysis of 2009 SaskPower Budget by Jim Harding, published in April 17, 2009 R-Town News

Articles from Sasquatch Newspaper:

• Nuclear expansion taken as a given: Government-appointed nuclear advisory body prepares to issue its recommendations

• Selling the nuclear option:The manufacturing of consent for nuclear power in Saskatchewan is well underway

Posts from the "Owls and Roosters" blog:

• Uranium Development Partnership backs nuclear reactor and waste storage; Minister Stewart back peddles; public consultation to include Florizone video

• Uranium Development Partnership: Gov’t refusing to disclose panel’s work plan; won’t reveal objective, intent or deliverables for consultant support

• Uranium Development Partnership: CIC refusing to release agendas and minutes from panel’s meetings; freedom of information legislation violate

• Uranium Development Partnership: Enterprise Saskatchewan 2009-10 Plan shows panel’s recommendations more important than public consultation

• Bruce Power: CIC knew key findings of nuclear feasibility study two months before it was released; gov’t withholding vital information from public