Deep Waters

by Krenz, Kim

• ISBN13: 9780773526914
• ISBN10: 0773526919
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780773571815
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-30
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ

Summary

Deep Waters is an intimate account of the principal events and personalities involved in the successful development of the Canadian nuclear power system (CANDU), an achievement that is arguably one of Canada's greatest scientific and technical successes of the twentieth century. Kim Krenz tells the stories of the people involved and the problems they faced and overcame. He also relates the history of the development of the town of Deep River, built exclusively for the scientists and employees of the Chalk River Project and describes the impact of the Project on the traditional communities of the Ottawa Valley. Public understanding of nuclear power has remained confused, yet decisions about whether and how to use it are of vital importance to Canadians today - and will increase in importance as we seek to maintain our standard of living without doing irreparable damage to the environment around us. Deep Waters examines the issues involved in the use of nuclear power without over-emphasizing its positive aspects or avoiding its negative aspects.

Author Biography

Kim Krenz is former managing director of ABRICO Energy Management Services Ltd.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
The Deep River Song	xiii
Introduction	3	(10)
1 Beginnings	13	(26)
2 Loggers into Technicians	39	(37)
3 Wartime Secrecy	76	(1)
4 Nuclear Reactors	76	(15)
5 Nuclear Applications	91	(19)
6 Nuclear Power	110	(26)
Epilogue: Nuclear Critics	136	(21)
References	157	(8)
Index	165