Review of Proposed Design for Site Selection - Report on Nation-Wide Survey
In 2008, The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) initiated a dialogue with interested organizations and individuals on important principles and elements for a fair process to identify an informed and willing community to host a deep geological repository for the safe containment and isolation of Canada’s used nuclear fuel for the long term. Guided by this input, we have developed a discussion document outlining a Proposed Process for Selecting a Site.
A nation-wide telephone survey was conducted among 2,630 Canadians between October 20th and November 8th , 2009 by Pollara in order to test and refine key components of the Proposed Process for Selecting a Site document with a randomly selected sample of Canadians. The questionnaire also included questions which had been asked in previous surveys commissioned by the NWMO and were intended to track awareness on key variables related to the NWMO's work.
The survey focussed on:
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National and community issues of importance (tracking questions)
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Importance of and support for nuclear power for generating electricity (tracking questions)
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Familiarity with the nuclear waste management process (tracking questions)
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Awareness of and support for the NWMO (tracking questions)
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Importance of possible principles to guide decision-making
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Importance of possible approaches to supporting communities which wish to consider hosting the project
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Approach to addressing concerns of other communities which may be affected
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As with all NWMO reports, comment on this report is welcome.
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