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Aerial and ground surveys are underway in several locations across northern Ontario as the Nuclear Waste Management Organization moves through its current set of investigations of 18 areas mapped out over the last year by the NWMO as "potentially suitable" for a deep geological repository for high level nuclear waste. As of January 2015, over 300,000 hectares had been "withdrawn" from mineral exploration or other changes to land tenure "while the Nuclear Waste Management Organization conducts preliminary field assessment activities".
When
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The open house at the Clubhouse is from 1 pm to 4pm. Two guests from NWMO with be available to answer questions and discuss the community involvement process. An expert in geoscience will be attending to answer questions concerning the type of site characteristics the project is looking for to ensure the long term safety of the storage of the nuclear material.
When
Last day for submitting comments on the Ontario Power Generation Deep Geologic Repository
National Programs
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
22nd Floor, 160 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
ceaa.conditions.acee@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
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