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News release: Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization renews co-operation agreement with South Korean counterpart

Derek Wilson, Chief Engineer and Vice-President of Contract Management of the NWMO, and Dr. Sung-Soo Cha, President and CEO of KORAD, signed the agreement at a ceremony held at the NWMO Toronto headquarters on Friday, August 23, 2019.

Derek Wilson, Chief Engineer and Vice-President of Contract Management of the NWMO, and Dr. Sung-Soo Cha, President and CEO of KORAD, signed the agreement at a ceremony held at the NWMO Toronto headquarters on Friday, August 23, 2019.

August 26, 2019

Toronto, Ont.

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Derek Wilson, Chief Engineer and Vice-President of Contract Management of the NWMO, and Dr. Sung-Soo Cha, President and CEO of KORAD, signed the agreement at a ceremony held at the NWMO Toronto headquarters on Friday, August 23, 2019.

Derek Wilson, Chief Engineer and Vice-President of Contract Management of the NWMO, and Dr. Sung-Soo Cha, President and CEO of KORAD, signed the agreement at a ceremony held at the NWMO Toronto headquarters on Friday, August 23, 2019.

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) and our South Korean counterpart the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD) have renewed our co-operation and knowledge-sharing agreement.

 

Derek Wilson, Chief Engineer and Vice-President of Contract Management of the NWMO, and Dr. Sung-Soo Cha, President and CEO of KORAD, signed the agreement at a ceremony held at the NWMO Toronto headquarters on Friday, August 23, 2019.

 

“The NWMO is proud to renew our agreement with KORAD. International co-operation and knowledge-sharing agreements are a key part of our commitment to international collaboration, as we work to implement Canada’s plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel,” said Mr. Wilson.

 

Agreements such as this one help foster international co-operation on the development and demonstration of technology, learn from other countries’ experiences, and implement best practices in repository design and safety cases.

 

“We look forward to continuing to build on our positive relationship with the NWMO and learning from each other,” said Dr. Cha.

 

This renewed agreement joins accords already in place with nuclear waste organizations in Finland, Japan, Belgium, France, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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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