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The NWMO responds to COVID-19

Borehole site

Technical site evaluations, such as borehole drilling, have also been paused and will resume at a later date. Technical work that can be completed remotely is continuing.

March 15, 2020

Toronto, Ont.

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Borehole site

Technical site evaluations, such as borehole drilling, have also been paused and will resume at a later date. Technical work that can be completed remotely is continuing.

A focus of the NWMO is protecting people and the environment, including the public, our employees and those with whom we interact. Like other organizations in Canada and around the world, we’re taking steps to help flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic and contribute to the health and well-being of our colleagues and the communities where we are active. 

Since March 16th NWMO employees have been working remotely, and all of our offices have been temporarily closed since Friday, March 20, 2020. 

Training, conferences, events and travel have been canceled or postponed to keep employees and the people with whom we work safe. This means no face-to-face meetings but we’re using teleconference and video conference technology to continue our work. 

Technical site evaluations, such as borehole drilling, have also been paused and will resume at a later date. Technical work that can be completed remotely is continuing. 

We are asking NWMO employees and those we interact with to follow government travel and public health advisories. 

We all have a role to play to combat the spread of COVID-19. We will provide additional updates on our web site as appropriate.

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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