SB Nuclear Exploration Team

Council Receives Updated Multi-Year Funding Agreement

For Immediate Release
July 26, 2023

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – At its meeting on July 25, 2023, South Bruce Council passed a motion approving an amendment to the Multi-Year Funding Agreement (MYFA) with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO). This is the fifth amendment to the MYFA since initial approval by Council in June 2020 in By-Law #2020-53.

The MYFA was amended to include two new items. The first being the re-allocation of wage dollars to include a Senior Financial Planning Analyst and the...

South Bruce Delegation Tours Onkalo Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Finland

For Immediate Release
July 12, 2023

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – Representatives from South Bruce toured the deep geological repository (DGR) for high level nuclear waste in Finland last week.

Members of the community, South Bruce Council, the Community Liaison Committee members (CLC) and municipal staff had the opportunity to tour the Onkalo Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository currently under construction, as well as the Encapsulation Plant and Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant. The Onkalo Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository...

South Bruce Wants to Hear from Residents

Pictured is the South Bruce Community Survey to be delivered to households.

For Immediate Release
July 6, 2023

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – In early July, households in South Bruce will receive a postcard inviting them to complete a community survey about the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Project. Consulting firm Deloitte is conducting the survey which will help the Municipality learn how well community members understand the Project, what additional information they need and what topics they...

CLC learns about regulatory, licensing processes that take place following DGR Site Selection

A graphic highlighting the 5 phases of an Impact Assessment (Credit: IAAC)

For Immediate ReleaseJune 2, 2021

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – Representatives from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) joined the Community Liaison Committee meeting on June 1 to explain the assessment and licensing process that would start following site selection for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) deep geological repository (DGR) Project.

Before the NWMO...

Young adults from South Bruce visit Bruce Power & OPG to learn about used nuclear waste storage

For Immediate Release May 12, 2023 Pictured: South Bruce residents in front of OPG's Dry Storage Containers and Bruce B's Secondary Fuel Bay

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – About a dozen young residents from South Bruce and nearby communities visited Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Bruce Power for a unique experience, learning about nuclear energy and seeing first hand the management of all levels of nuclear waste, including used fuel bundles after they are removed from a reactor.

The Municipality of South...