US EditionNuclear waste agency looking for Canada’s second deep geological repository
- The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is seeking a second deep geological repository for various nuclear waste types after selecting a first site in northern Ontario.
- Currently, 16 percent of Canada's radioactive waste lacks a long-term management plan, according to the NWMO.
- Consultations with Canadians and Indigenous people will begin in 2025 to determine the final site process.
- Some environmental groups, including Northwatch, express concerns about the deep geological repository process, arguing for closer monitoring and management of nuclear waste.
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The Globe & Mail
Nuclear waste agency looking for Canada’s second deep geological repository
Aside from that high-level waste, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization said there needs to be a long-term plan to manage intermediate-level waste and high-level waste that isn’t fuel
Nuclear waste agency searches for Canada's second deep geological repository
An organization tasked with managing Canada's nuclear waste found one site to store millions of bundles of radioactive used fuel for thousands of years hundreds of metres underground — and now it's looking for a second.
Nuclear waste agency looking for Canada's second deep geological repository
TORONTO — An organization tasked with managing Canada’s nuclear waste found one site to store millions of bundles of radioactive used fuel for thousands of years hundreds of metres underground — and now it’s looking for a second. As the Nuclear Waste Management Organization begins the regulatory process for a deep geological repository site in […]
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