Chalk River nuclear waste facility challenged in court, again – National Observer
November 25th 2024
Construction of a radioactive waste mound near the Ottawa River was challenged in federal court last week.
The contentious project would allow Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to permanently dispose of one million cubic metres of radioactive waste in a shallow mound about 190 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, as a solution to radioactive waste accumulated since the 1940s as well as waste from future operations. The mound would be known as the Near-Surface Disposal Facility, or NSDF.
On Nov. 19 and 20 Justice Whyte Nowak heard arguments from citizen groups on why the decision by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) should be sent back for redetermination.
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