South Bruce bumped by Ignace to host spent nuclear fuel deep geological repository [Video]

Ignace Township and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) will host Canada’s future deep geological repository (DGR) for spent nuclear fuel.

“This is a historic moment,” said Laurie Swami, Nuclear Waste Management (NWMO) president and CEO, in a news release. “This project will solve an environmental issue and support Canada’s climate change goals. This is what making history looks like.”

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Why it matters: NWMO will construct a multiple-barrier DGR system consisting of a network of placement rooms more than 500 metres below ground at the Revell site. This system will manage up to six million used nuclear fuel bundles long-term.

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The consent-based site selection initiative, launched in 2010, saw twenty-two communities volunteer. They were whittled down to the WLON-Ignace and Saugeen Ojibway Nation-South Bruce sites through community engagement and extensive …