cover image: What we heard: - Implementing Canada’s plan in 2022 - JULY 2023

What we heard: - Implementing Canada’s plan in 2022 - JULY 2023

31 Jul 2023

Both the NWMO and the municipalities engaged in the site selection process continued learning about one another through the design and the completion of three dozen studies meant to address a variety of topics of importance to communities. [...] Over the course of the past decade, the NWMO has narrowed down the potential siting areas to just two, both located in Ontario — the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace area in the northwest and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation-South Bruce area in the south. [...] Since 2010, our staff have engaged the public on the safety case and the multiple- barrier system, which includes the geosphere as a safety barrier and is integral to the design of the deep geological repository. [...] As an important part of the project, this year and in previous years, we have received many questions about the geosphere and the suitability of the rock in the different siting areas. [...] In combination with the strength of the multiple-barrier system, the NWMO’s confidence in the safety of each site is built on an understanding of several broad factors, including the characteristics of the geology and long-term stability of the rock and surrounding area and the sites’ capabilities to support the safe construction, operation and closure of the repository.

Authors

Falkins, Jack

Pages
34
Published in
Canada