Nuclear Waste
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First Nations, advocates criticize approval of nuclear-waste site near Ottawa RiverThe Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has authorized construction of a waste facility on the site of the Crown-owned Chalk River Laboratories.CanadaJan 11
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Site for Canada’s underground nuclear waste repository to be selected next yearA critical milestone is on the horizon for Canada's 175-year-long plan to bury its nuclear waste underground, with two pairs of Ontario communities set to decide if they would hostCanadaDec 27, 2023
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Radioactive waste from WWII era found in U.S. elementary school, new report showsThe school sits in the flood plain of Coldwater Creek, which was contaminated by nuclear waste from weapons production during World War II.WorldOct 16, 2022
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SaskPower chooses areas around Estevan and Elbow as possible nuclear reactor sitesBoth sites meet SMR facility criteria because of their proximity to a suitable water supply and availability of infrastructure like roads and emergency services.EnvironmentSep 20, 2022
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Japan to dump wastewater from Fukushima nuclear disaster in the oceanJapan has decided to clean and dump some 1.25 million tonnes of radioactive wastewater from the nuclear disaster in Fukushima.TrendingApr 13, 2021
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McMaster Innovation Park lands first tenant for Frid Street facilityMIP and Laurentis Energy Partners have announced a new two-year research collaboration to identify long-term solutions on how materials are handled in the nuclear industry.CanadaJul 13, 2020
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Indigenous community votes against proposed nuclear waste bunker near Lake HuronMembers of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation voted 85 per cent against the deep geologic repository.CanadaFeb 1, 2020
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UN chief warns nuclear ‘coffin’ may be leaking radioactive material into Pacific OceanA concrete dome built on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean to house waste from atomic bomb tests could be leaking radioactive material.WorldMay 21, 2019
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Cameco in Port Hope continues remediation of harbourfrontCameco in Port Hope continues work on its Vision in Motion project to rehabilitate the waterfront.EnvironmentJun 15, 2018
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Search narrowed to five northern Ontario locations for place to store used nuclear fuelIn a statement on Wednesday, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization said the Elliot Lake and Blind River area between the cities of Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie are out of the running.CanadaDec 6, 2017
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