Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) Grandmothers and community members embarked on a three day ceremonial Waterwalk to the proposed site of a high-level nuclear waste deep geologic repository (DGR).
The CNSC staff members began with an overview of their respective roles, and highlighted their mandate to “regulate the use of nuclear energy and materials, implement Canada’s international commitments on peaceful use of nuclear energy, and disseminate objective, scientific, technical and, regulatory information.”
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) provided information regarding radiation health to attendees at the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) meeting on April 1.
The anti-DGR group happily sneers at any industry that isn’t agriculture – like power generation, industrial laundry, or mining – on their heavily-moderated Facebook page, without acknowledging how intimately interwoven seemingly-separate industries really are.
“It will be yes or no, we can host it or we can’t. Whether or not the site is suitable comes down to the rock,” says Sheila Whytock, from the group Willing to Listen-South Bruce Proud.
A steady stream of equipment will show up Thursday to set up the first borehole site, for what could become Canada’s first permanent underground storage facility for nuclear waste.
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) new five-year strategic plan sets the stage for taking the organization beyond planning and site selection.
I have read so many letters claiming all sorts of crazy things….how do I know what is true and what is not?
When it comes to the proposed Deep Geological Repository in South Bruce, emotions tend to run high, and one can easily fall into the trap of choosing sides, and seeing “our side” as “good”, and “the other guys” as wrong or bad.
Members of the South Bruce Community Liaison Committee (CLC) learned about the NWMO’s borehole drilling and testing activities, slated to begin in the coming weeks.
