Business View Magazine | September 2019

314 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2019 AT A GLANCE UNITECH SERVICES GROUP WHAT: A provider of protective garment management services for the nuclear industry WHERE: North American Headquarters in Longmeadow, Massachusetts WEBSITE: www.unitechus.com M ost scenarios about Canada’s energy future predict a trend towards nuclear power. About 15 percent of the country’s electricity already comes from nuclear stations, with 19 commercial reactors (16 in Ontario alone) providing 13.5 GW of power capacity. In addition, the federal government has signalled plans to grow Canada’s nuclear industry by connecting two new reactors to the grid over the next 10 years. While nuclear power, itself, doesn’t emit any greenhouses gases (hence the “green and clean” label), nuclear fuel waste management presents a serious problem and is of ongoing concern. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) takes a national inventory of radioactive waste data every three years to offer perspective on the environmental burdens linked to nuclear energy. This inventory is reported to all licensees of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) who, in turn, are responsible for investigating waste management solutions as they become available. Sustainable solutions for radioactive waste