Northwestern Ontario nuclear waste site selection raises con

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Northwestern Ontario nuclear waste site selection raises concerns

[ https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/12 ... ns/444838/ ]

First Published in Canada’s Hill Times (and attach this URL) that links to The Hill Times, a subscription-only newspaper that is freely available through universities: Canada’s Politics and Government News Source

BY ERIKA SIMPSON | December 12, 2024 - SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED

QUOTE: "The selection process has overlooked the broader impact on local and Indigenous populations near highways that could be used to transport nuclear waste north."

EXCERPT: "The Nuclear Waste Management Organization selection of two northwestern Ontario communities—Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and Ignace—as host communities for Canada’s proposed Deep Geological Repository raises concerns and controversy. Located approximately 1,500 km from Toronto, the distance highlights the geographical separation between the selected communities and Toronto, home to the Darlington and Pickering nuclear power plants that will eventually be decommissioned. . . . . "

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