Former Ontario Nuclear Plant Employee Charged With Leaking ‘Safeguarded’ Information

Ontario Power Generation signage is seen at a facility at the Darlington Power Complex, in Bowmanville, Ont., on May 31, 2019. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

A former Ontario Power Generation employee has been arrested under a national security law after leaked information put critical nuclear infrastructure “at risk.”

The RCMP announced Feb. 16 it had arrested an individual who is accused of leaking “safeguarded information” that could harm Canadian interests.