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CNS Waste Conference Spotlights NWMO Specialists

An attendee visits the NWMO booth at the Canadian Nuclear Society Conference on Nuclear Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration.

Many attendees at the Canadian Nuclear Society Conference on Nuclear Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration visited the NWMO booth to learn about our work.

September 19, 2016

Ottawa

By the NWMO

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An attendee visits the NWMO booth at the Canadian Nuclear Society Conference on Nuclear Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration.

Many attendees at the Canadian Nuclear Society Conference on Nuclear Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration visited the NWMO booth to learn about our work.

In September, the NWMO played a big role in the Canadian Nuclear Society’s (CNS) Conference on Nuclear Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration. The event took place in Ottawa, Ontario.

In addition to sponsoring the event, more than 20 of our specialists presented technical papers and participated in panel discussions about various topics related to Canada’s plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel. We also invited representatives from municipal, First Nation and Métis communities engaged in the site selection process to attend as a learning opportunity.

The CNS hosts this conference every four years. The theme of this year’s conference was Collaborative Solutions for Current and Future Needs.
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.
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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).

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