Carol Yoder of South Bruce stopped by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) booth at the 33rd annual Mildmay Agri-Spiel held at the Mildmay-Carrick Recreation Complex on February 1st.
While visiting with the NWMO’s Dylan Luhowy, Carol learned more about the nature of used nuclear fuel (holding a model of a fuel bundle) and Canada’s long-term plan for its safe management.
The NWMO was pleased to provide a booth and help sponsor the event that drew 24 teams of curlers from the region’s agricultural community.
About the NWMO
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is a not-for-profit organization tasked with the safe, long-term management of Canada’s used nuclear fuel inside a deep geological repository, in a manner that protects people and the environment for generations to come.
Founded in 2002, the NWMO has been guided for more than 20 years by a dedicated team of world-class scientists, engineers and Indigenous Knowledge Holders that are developing innovative and collaborative solutions for nuclear waste management. Canada’s plan will only proceed in an area with informed and willing hosts, where the municipality, First Nation and Métis communities, and others in the area are working together to implement it. The NWMO plans to select a site in 2024, and two areas remain in our site selection process: the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace area in northwestern Ontario and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation-South Bruce area in southern Ontario.
