The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. South Bruce, the only other site under consideration for the underground nuclear vault, recently signaled its willingness in a narrowly won referendum. But the approval of […]
On Nov. 12, South Bruce council adopted the narrow referendum decision in favour of being host to an underground vault for used nuclear fuel, thereby unlocking a $4 million “milestone payment,” whether the facility is built there or not. Read More
When the Municipality of South Bruce raised its hand in 2012 and formally expressed interest in potentially storing Canada’s nuclear waste deep underground, Bill Goetz sat in the mayor’s chair. Read More
The $418 million hosting agreement signed May 1 by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization and South Bruce is a complex 50-plus page document. Read More
Should South Bruce become the future home of Canada’s spent nuclear waste it will receive $418 million over the project’s lifespan. Read More
South Bruce is asking its residents to share their opinions on the big question expected to be put to a referendum later this year. Read More
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 As of January 2015, over 300,000 hectares had been "withdrawn" from mineral exploration or other changes to land tenure "while the Nuclear Waste Management Organization conducts preliminary field assessment activities".
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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
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