Last week we posted about the approval granted by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to allow Bruce Power to ship 1,600 tonnes of radioactive waste, in the form of 16 decommissioned nuclear reactors, across the Great Lakes, though the St. Lawrence Seaway and across the Atlantic Ocean to Sweden for recycling. Not everyone is happy about it. The Ontario First Nations are pointing out that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is “ignoring the rule of law” by approving a nuclear waste shipment through the Great Lakes.
Ontario First Nation says planned nuke shipment through Great Lakes ignores law
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The tank barge Waldhof which capsized a month ago in the Rhine River near Lorelei Rock was finally raised today after its cargo of sulfuric acid was allowed to slowly drain off. Two sailors where lost in the capsize. One of the bodies was found inside the barge cabin. The second sailor remains missing and is presumed drowned. The barge has now been towed to a safe harbor close by. The capsized barge has severely restricted commercial travel on the Rhine River, Europe’s busiest inland water way.
Happy Valentines Day! Yesterday, the 
One of the wonderful and maddening things about the internet is that we all make so many virtual acquaintances; many who become good friends, and yet who we have met only through the ether of web pages and email. It was, therefore, a real pleasure last Friday evening to sit down, in the flesh, and share a drink or two or – well perhaps, it is best not to specify the specific numbers of drinks – with a group of water bloggers from in and around New York. In no particular order, there was Will van Dorp of the 
In response to our post, 
Record crowds, possibly exceeding 100,000, are expected at the 
Rear Admiral Peter Branson, who died recently at age 86, had an illustrious career in the Royal Navy. His career almost ended before it began. Branson was twice torpedoed while he was still under training, on one occasion surviving five days adrift in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa.
