The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected the town of Ignace in northern Ontario as the site for Canada's nuclear waste repository, following the willingness of local communities to proceed with the $26-billion project. The site selection process began in 2010 and was narrowed down from 22 initial locations to two finalists.
TORONTO — A region in northern Ontario has been chosen as the site to hold Canada 's nuclear waste in a deep geological repository.
The process to select a site for the $26-billion project began in 2010 with 22 potential locations and was eventually narrowed down to two finalists in Ontario.
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