(Provincial Energy Minister Craig Leonard)
(Photo by Brian McLain)
For the first time since winning the election, Premier David Alward will be sitting down this week with Atomic Energy of Canada to talk about the much delayed refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant.
With Alward will be the new Energy Minister Craig Leonard who says they will be arguing why the province should be reimbursed for the NB Power staff and cost of replacement power.
Leonard says ratepayers in this province shouldn't get stuck with footing the bill for what he calls a training programme by A-E-C-L on how to refurbish a nuclear power plant.
The replacement power alone is costing a million dollars a day.
