Tag: nuclear waste
NWMO picks Northern Ontario to store used nuclear fuel
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. South Bruce, the only other site under consideration for the underground nuclear vault, recently signaled its willingness in a narrowly won referendum. But the approval of […]
Updated: NWMO picks Northern Ontario to store used nuclear fuel
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. South Bruce, the only other site under consideration for the underground nuclear fuel vault, recently signaled its willingness in a narrowly won referendum. But the approval […]
Congressional leaders push to stop Great Lakes basin nuclear waste plan
A bipartisan coalition of Congressional leaders want the U.S. Government to formally oppose a Canadian plan to bury 50,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste hundreds of feet underneath the Great […]
Bipartisan Michigan lawmakers pen letter against Canadian nuclear waste site in Great Lakes basin
Three Michigan lawmakers led a letter to the authors of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, asking them to include an amendment opposing the permanent storage of nuclear […]
Cornies: Canadian Parliament should give peace a chance
Ottawa should meet the moment: Establishment of a centre of excellence that resembles what the “peace trainers” are advocating.
Congressman Kildee leading efforts to prevent Canadian Nuclear Storage site
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), along with other Michigan Congressional representatives, sent a letter urging lawmakers to include his bipartisan amendment in the final bill opposing the Government of Canada’s plans […]
It’s official: South Bruce is a willing DGR host
On Nov. 12, South Bruce council adopted the narrow referendum decision in favour of being host to an underground vault for used nuclear fuel, thereby unlocking a $4 million “milestone payment,” whether the facility is built there or not. Council members in a unanimous recorded vote adopted the community’s vote and directed that the Nuclear […]