No medium level radioactive waste at Chalk River nuclear waste dump site

No medium level radioactive waste at Chalk River nuclear waste dump site

One of the issues that was raised during the election campaign, is the possible construction of a nuclear waste site in Chalk River. Last Friday, the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories said it was abandoning its proposal to include medium level radioactive waste in its Chalk River nuclear waste disposal project.

Canada’s nuclear laboratories plan to manage a nuclear dump at the former Chalk River nuclear waste site, but only low-level nuclear waste will be dumped there.

This nuclear waste site project located a hundred meters from the Ottawa River has been a topic of discussion among the warden candidates during this campaign. Canadian nuclear laboratories now say they have re-evaluated their project with input from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the public.

The Ottawa Riverkeeper, mentioned that this is good news, but that there are still risks with low-level waste.

The MRC Pontiac also spoke out against the project.