Guided by science. Grounded in knowledge. Committed to partnership. - Triennial Report 2020-22

It allowed us to focus on what we needed to do to respond to the pandemic, both within the NWMO and in support of the communities engaged in the site selection process. [...] This MOU provided the NWMO and the Municipality of South Bruce a starting point to begin negotiations on a draft hosting agreement – an agreement between the community and the NWMO that will provide details around elements such as employment, training, procurement, environmental monitoring, the role of the community in the project and the benefits of the project. [...] We anticipate that in the following years, engagement with the MNO will have greater focus on those areas of importance to the Métis and how the MNO may collaborate with the NWMO in the future. [...] In 2022, the NWMO invited residents of the two areas remaining in the site selection process to provide feedback on the latest conceptual architectural drawings of the Centre of Expertise. [...] The NWMO continued to advance the safety assessment work that will examine the safety and performance of the repository and be submitted in support of a licence application once a site for the repository has been selected.