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The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is shown in Pickering, Ont., Wednesday, March 16, 2011. (Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
ctvtoronto.ca
Date: Thursday Mar. 17, 2011 10:34 AM ET
Some Canadians are questioning the safety of our nuclear reactors after a leak at the Pickering nuclear plant this week, even though officials say it caused virtually no risk to the public.
The leak sent tens of thousands of litres of "demineralized" water into Lake Ontario on Monday.
The accident came at a time of increased sensitivity to nuclear disaster as the world watches the ongoing crisis at Japan's Fukushima generating station, where crews are working to prevent a meltdown.
Officials say the risk of radiation to people and the environment after Monday's incident east of Toronto is "negligible." But the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, a Montreal-based think tank and watchdog group, says the leak is a small example of a greater problem with how nuclear safety is regulated.
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