Group leader: Renewable is not able to replace nuclear Report doesn't prove no new reactors should be built in Durham, says nuclear proponent

There are flaws in a study finding that renewable energy can replace two nuclear reactors in Pickering, Ontario, when they are retired in 10 years, according to Neil Alexander, head of the Organization of Canada Deuterium Uranium Industries. He said there is no account for for how baseload power would be provided when renewable sources are not working. "If we have a hot, muggy day, which is the day we use the most electricity, none of the windmills are working," he said.
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