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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER: Why a German nuclear power startup set up shop in Vancouver

  With an official ban on nuclear power and uranium mining and exploration, British Columbia might seem like the last place in the world that German scientists would choose to start a new nuclear power company.   After all, in Canada most of the expertise in nuclear energy is in Ontario, where the CANDU reactor was developed and where several nuclear power plants operate.    Vancouver does have one powerful magnet, however, when it comes to attracting nuclear physicists – the TRIUMF National Laboratory at the University of BC. And one of the co-founders of Dual Fluid Energy says that, despite British Columbia’s anti-nuclear policies, Germany is even worse ... CLICK HERE to read the rest of the story

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