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TL:DRA project to store Canada’s nuclear waste is moving forward in northwestern Ontario with the selection of a design and construction team, according to a May 12 news release from the project owner, Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
Construction will cost at least $3.2 billion (4.5 billion Canadian dollars) over the next decade. But NWMO puts the total cost of the facility at CA$26 billion over its proposed 175-year lifetime.The Deep Geological Repository will use engineered and natural barriers to isolate and contain used nuclear fuel underground on the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace site, according to NWMO, a nonprofit tasked with managing Canada’s intermediate- and high-level radioactive waste.Design for the repository entails a multiple-barrier system to contain and isolate used nuclear fuel over the very long term, according to NWMO’s website.
It will be built to a depth of 2,100 to 2,600 feet below ground and will consist of a network of placement rooms for the fuel containersNWMO tapped Omaha, Nebraska-based Kiewit for construction and Montreal-headquartered WSP to provide design and engineering services.
My Thoughts 💭
Nuclear waste disposal is a very expensive problem. 175 years is not nearly enough time for this waste to decay. Hopefully Canada can contain this waste away from the ecological biosphere.