SB Nuclear Exploration Team

Seeking Expressions of Interest for a Community Liaison Committee Member

Since 2012, the Municipality of South Bruce has been learning more about Canada’s plan for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel, which is the responsibility of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO). The plan, named Adaptive Phased Management, requires the used fuel to be safely and securely contained and isolated from people and the environment in a deep geological repository in a suitable rock formation.

In May 2010, the NWMO published the Site Selection Process for...

South Bruce Community Members Tour Ontario Power Generation Facilities

For Immediate Release
October 30, 2023.

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – South Bruce community members toured Ontario Power Generation (OPG) facilities to learn about current storage and waste management processes for high, intermediate, and low-level nuclear waste on Friday, October 27.

The Municipality of South Bruce is participating in the site selection process to host the deep geological repository for Canada’s used nuclear fuel. Facility tours provide an up-close experience for community members to gain a...

Seeking A Student Community Liaison Committee Member

Since 2012, the Municipality of South Bruce has been learning more about Canada’s plan for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel, which is the responsibility of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO). The plan, named Adaptive Phased Management, requires the used fuel to be safely and securely contained and isolated from people and the environment in a deep geological repository in a suitable rock formation.

In May 2010, the NWMO published the Site Selection Process for...

Community Liaison Committee Learns about Environmental Baseline and Change Assessments

SOUTH BRUCE, ON –The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is studying local environmental features to measure any potential impacts of the Project to store used nuclear fuel. A presentation summarizing findings to date was shared publicly on Thursday evening at the Community Liaison Committee meeting.

The session highlighted findings of two baseline reports on the environment: one regarding air, land and water; and the second on biodiversity, which includes species, habitats and...

Community Liaison Committee Learns About Radiological Safety

For Immediate Release
September 8, 2023

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – Experts are confident that a deep geological repository (DGR) could be built to store used nuclear fuel at the South Bruce site in a way that would protect people and the environment from unsafe radiation exposure.

This was the conclusion of engineering consultants from Arcadis, and experts from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), who presented their preliminary radiological safety study to the CLC on September 7. The...