A region in northern Ontario, specifically the town of Ignace and the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, has been chosen as the site for Canada's nuclear waste storage in a deep geological repository. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced the decision after a decade-long selection process from 22 initial locations.
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.
CANADA NUCLEAR WASTE DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY IGNACE WABIGOON LAKE OJIBWAY NATION NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
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