Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation Advances in Nuclear Waste Site Evaluation

The community's yes vote initiates further environmental and technical assessments for potential nuclear waste storage.

Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation voted to proceed with the next phase of evaluating a potential nuclear waste repository on their land.
The decision allows for in-depth environmental and technical assessments to determine the site's safety and suitability.
This marks the second northern Ontario community, after Ignace, to show willingness to explore hosting the repository.
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization plans to select a site by the end of the year, pending decisions from other communities.
The proposed $26-billion project involves storing used nuclear fuel in underground rooms connected by tunnels.