Local opposition to waste storage sites tests government, industry resolve on nuclear power

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is down to two finalists in its search for a long-term storage site for high-level nuclear waste.

South Bruce, Ont., is one of two sites still being considered for a long-term storage facility for high-level nuclear waste. This is local sheep farmer Michelle Stein's property, just next to land purchased by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Stein

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

January 13, 2022

After more than a decade and evaluating 22 different sites across Canada, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization has narrowed its search for a long-term storage site for high-level nuclear waste down to two finalists. But with the final decision expected in 2023, N...

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