NWMO process continues

English River First Nation has moved on to Step 3 of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s Adaptive Phased Management project, which is the creation, development and construction of a Deep Geologic Repository for the long-term management of spent nuclear waste. The first phase of Step 3 includes “more socioeconomic studies to assess the potential income of the repository on the community in terms of jobs or challenges to be managed.” The second phase will include more scientific and technological studies to explore the safety aspects, “then we will do further study on community wellbeing (and) effects on the community.” Three Saskatchewan communities and nine Ontario communities have expressed interest in being home to the nuclear waste storage facility.