Elliot Lake, Blind River, Manitouwadge and White River will continue to more detailed study; six communities recognized for leadership TORONTO, ON – The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has completed the first phase of preliminary assessment for six communities in Northern Ontario [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – The video below is Part 2 of OntarioNewsNorth.com’s conversation with Thunder Bay-Superior North MP and Green Party Deputy-Leader Bruce Hyer on the final evening of his Northwestern Ontario visit in November. Hyer travelled the region hosting Town Hall [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]
Canada’s nuclear industry is getting close to setting a final storage site for some 50,000 tonnes of accumulated nuclear waste. This is a decision that will have a major impact on Northwestern Ontario. Most people may not know that regardless of the location that’s chosen, people in [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]
OntarioNewsNorth.com will be conducting an interview with Underground Sunshine Production in coming weeks (prior to their Northshore visit) if you have questions you’d like us to ask, please leave them below in the comments. IS NUCLEAR THE SOLUTION TO SOLVING THE ENERGY CRISIS, AND THE [Read more]
Nuclear Waste Workshops in Spanish, White River, Manitouwadge, Blind River and Elliot Lake NORTH BAY, ON – Several communities in northern Ontario are allowing themselves to be studied as the possible location for an underground repository for all of Canada’s highly radioactive [Read more]
The NWMO announces date for suspension of expressions of interest from communities wishing to engage in the site selection process for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Repository and Centre of Expertise Moving Forward Together: Canada’s Plan for the Long-Term Management of Used Nuclear Fuel In May [Read more]
