From Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area OTTAWA, ON – The multinational consortium running Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and managing Canada’s federally-owned radioactive waste announced on Thursday (October 26th) that it will remove intermediate-level waste, which [Read more]
From: Northwatch Federal Report is Flawed – Ontario Must Take Action QUEENS PARK, ON – Calling the federal review report issued last week on a proposal to bury nuclear waste beside Lake Huron “deeply flawed”, one hundred public interest groups have issued an “Open Letter to the [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) held local transportation exhibits last month (July) in Wawa, Schreiber and Hornepayne, Northwestern Ontario communities involved in the “Learn More” process. The mobile transportation exhibit originally made [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON–The Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced today the re-appointment of Dr. Michael Binder as President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Dr. Binder, who was first appointed to the position in January 2008, has been [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently OntarioNewsNorth.com spoke with business owner Jim Moffat, Manitouwadge Economic Development Corporation Board Member and one of the 9 delegates who participated in a Southern Ontario tour, including among its stops the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station [Read more]
The Government of Canada selected Canada’s plan for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel in June 2007. The approach, called Adaptive Phased Management, involves the development of a large infrastructure project in an informed and willing host community. The Nuclear Waste Management [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – January 25th through 27th members of Northern Ontario media were invited to participate in a media tour sponsored by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to provide them with information and resources to more accurately cover news related to the NWMO’s Adaptive Phased [Read more]
Courtesy Northwatch Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Reviews Cameco’s Application for Ten Year License PORT HOPE, ON – Cameco Corporation is asking the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to double the license period and allow a one-third increase in production at its uranium [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Township of Schreiber will continue its involvement in the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) site selection process, learning about Canada’s plan for safely managing used nuclear fuel over the long term. Council passed a motion at its December 13th [Read more]
Municipality of Wawa learns more about Canada’s plan for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel Municipality of Wawa representatives visited Toronto last week to meet with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to learn about Canada’s plan for the long-term management of used [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – At its meeting on January 25, 2011 the Township of Schreiber confirmed its interest to learn more about Canada’s plan for the long term management of used nuclear fuel. The plan requires that the used nuclear fuel be safely and securely contained and isolated from people and [Read more]
