The NWMO provided a briefing on the implementation of Canada’s plan for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission on December 9, 2010.
At this briefing, a presentation was made by the NWMO President Ken Nash, Kathryn Shaver, Vice-President, APM Engagement and Site Selection, and Sean Russell, Director, Repository Engineering.
Implementing Canadian Plan for the Long-Term Management of Used Nuclear Fuel
About the NWMO
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is a not-for-profit organization tasked with the safe, long-term management of Canada’s used nuclear fuel inside a deep geological repository, in a manner that protects people and the environment for generations to come.
Founded in 2002, the NWMO has been guided for more than 20 years by a dedicated team of world-class scientists, engineers and Indigenous Knowledge Holders that are developing innovative and collaborative solutions for nuclear waste management. Canada’s plan will only proceed in an area with informed and willing hosts, where the municipality, First Nation and Métis communities, and others in the area are working together to implement it. The NWMO plans to select a site in 2024, and two areas remain in our site selection process: the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace area in northwestern Ontario and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation-South Bruce area in southern Ontario.
the NWMO
The NWMO is a not-for profit organization established in 2002 by Canada's nuclear electricity producers in accordance with the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act (NFWA).
