New Brunswick’s Opposition Liberal leader is raising questions about an interim energy report released yesterday.
Victor Boudreau is asking why there’s no mention of the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant in the study by the New Brunswick Energy Commission.
The commission was created after the last provincial election to develop a 10-year energy policy.
Its report contains nearly 50 recommendations, including promoting natural gas as the key source of energy until the province taps into renewable sources.
It also suggests making greater use of power plants by partnering with neighbouring provinces.
Clearly missing from the report is any mention of nuclear power.
But the authors said their mandate did not include the current refurbishment of the reactor at Point Lepreau.
Boudreau says the report also fails to address the major costs that will be associated with work required at the Mactaquac hydroelectric dam near Fredericton.
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