Proposed radioactive waste dump in Deep River met with oppos

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Proposed radioactive waste dump in Deep River met with opposition at final hearing

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Guy Quenneville · CBC News · Posted: Aug 10, 2023

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) wants to build an engineered mound near the ground's surface on the Chalk River Laboratories site, located in Deep River, Ont., and on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinābe people. It's about 190 kilometres northwest of Ottawa.

The disposal site would consist of containment cells with a base liner and cover as well as a system to detect leaks, according to a project descripton on the commission's website. [ https://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/reactor ... cility.cfm ]

All disposed waste would need to meet established waste acceptance criteria.

If approved by the commission, the facility could operate for 50 years. . . . .

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