Northwatch welcomes Federal call for more study on burying nuclear waste

Environmental groups, including North Bay-based Northwatch, are pleased with a decision by the Federal Government to call for more studies into a plan to bury nuclear waste near Lake Huron.

“It’s a good decision,” says Northwatch Project Coordinator Brennain Lloyd after the Federal minister of Environment and Climate Change requested more studies on the plan from Ontario Power Generation.

A decision on the plan was originally expected on March 1st.

Lloyd says it points out some of the key failings of OPG’s environmental assessment studies, and signals that the Minister is not satisfied with the conclusions of the Joint Review Panel who reported to the Harper government last year.

The proposal faces large and growing public opposition. 184 municipalities representing more than 22 million people have passed resolutions opposing OPG’s proposed waste repository.