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Open House Provides Opportunities to Discuss Borehole Drilling

This photo shows two different drill rigs that could potentially be used for drilling core samples.

The drilling of one initial borehole will help advance understanding of the area's general geology.

December 16, 2016

Huron-Kinloss

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This photo shows two different drill rigs that could potentially be used for drilling core samples.

The drilling of one initial borehole will help advance understanding of the area's general geology.

An open house hosted by the NWNO at the Learn More Centre in Ripley on December 7 provided another opportunity for Huron-Kinloss and area citizens to help guide the next phase of work in preliminary assessments studies – initial borehole drilling. A similar open house was held in Lucknow on November 1 and 2.

The initial borehole would be for research purposes only, and it would not be expected to be a repository site. It would advance understanding of the general geology across the community and help assess the area’s potential suitability to safely host a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel.

Community members in attendance at the open house had an opportunity to view and provide comment about three proposed borehole locations: Kinloss Gravel Pit, Kinloss Landfill site and Proposed Industrial Park in Ripley. They were asked to share local knowledge about these areas, located on municipally-owned land. These valuable comments will help the NWMO and community work together to identify the preferred location for the research borehole.

The NWMO hopes to continue talking with citizens about the proposed borehole locations into 2017.
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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