Radioactive water from Nuclear Plant contaminates Ottawa River

Harper government allows 7,000 litres of potentially carcinogenic waste water to be dumped in major Canadian waterway

Special to The Canadian

	Chalk River Laboratories.

The Stephen Harper's government lack of social responsibility on environmental matters has once again surfaced through an immediate public health threat.

A radioactive spill has occurred at the aging Chalk River nuclear reactor west of the nation's capital after the facility was recently cranked up to double its normal output of medical isotopes, used in diagnosing and treating cancer, Sun Media has learned.

The Conservative Party handling of this public health threat is grounds in itself to out them through a non-confidence motion.. The reactor is supplying up to 70% of the world's medical isotopes...

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