Energy Probe

In the early 1970s, Energy Probe saw nuclear power as a relatively clean and economic alternative to coal, then a highly polluting form of electrical generation.  Energy Probe became anti-nuclear in 1974, after producing a report – the first of its kind -- showing nuclear power to be uneconomic.

Since Energy Probe adopted its anti-nuclear position in the 1970s, hundreds of nuclear plants that were on Canada's drawing boards have been cancelled and no new nuclear plants have been completed. Energy Probe has also been successful in stopping the export of Canada’s Candu nuclear reactors, most of which have been sought by states with nuclear weapons aspirations – the Candu design lends itself to surreptitious diversion of spent fuel  suitable for reprocessing into weapons grade material

Energy Probe is also a leading critic of nuclear power on health and safety grounds.

For more on Energy Probe’s history on nuclear power, please refer to Our Accomplishments. The links below will take you to our documents, organized in reverse chronological order by category. Our search function may also prove useful in navigating our site.