Nuclear Waste Watch / Action déchets nucléaires est un réseau national d'organisations canadiennes préoccupées par les déchets radioactifs de haute activité et l'énergie nucléaire.
Nuclear Waste Watch / Action déchets nucléaires is a national network of Canadian organizations concerned about high level radioactive waste and nuclear power.
Nuclear Waste Watch / Action déchets nucléaires is a national network of Canadian organizations concerned about high level radioactive waste and nuclear power.
REVIEW OF CANADA'S RADIOACTIVE WASTE POLICY
Review Details Key Principles and Policy Points Discussion papers and backgrounders
Review Details Key Principles and Policy Points Discussion papers and backgrounders
Public interest groups release a policy for Canada to manage radioactive waste for the public good
April 5. 2022 - A national collaborative public interest groups released "An Alternative Policy for Canada on Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning." The Radioactive Waste Review Group is submitting the alternative policy and a meeting request to Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources Canada. The Alternative Policy mirrors in order and content a draft policy released in February 2022 by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). However, the Alternative Policy integrates important changes to bring the policy in line with fundamental principles of transparency, safety and the public good.
Read the news release in English HERE et en francais ICI
February 1, 2022 - Natural Resources Canada has released a draft of their revised radioactive waste policy and are inviting written feedback on the draft Policy for Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning during a public comment period of 60 days, from February 1, 2022 to April 2, 2022. They have also posted their third "What We Heard report" report following their engagement process on the radioactive waste policy review last year. Both documents are HERE. Read our analysis HERE
November 2021 - One year ago the Minister of Natural Resources announced a review of Canada's radioactive waste policy, in response to an international investigation that found Canada's policy and strategies for radioactive waste inadequate. In the earlier months of 2021, hundreds of us participated in this review through on-line preparatory workshops with Nuclear Waste Watch, "viritual" roundtables with Natural Resources Canada, and providing written comments through emails, briefs, or posts in NRCans's online forums. READ MORE HERE
WHAT'S NEXT?
February 1 - Natural Resources Canada has released a draft of their revised radioactive waste policy and are inviting written feedback on the draft Policy for Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning during a public comment period of 60 days, from February 1, 2022 to April 2, 2022. They have also posted their third "What We Heard report" report following their engagement process on the radioactive waste policy review last year. Both documents are HERE. Read our analysis HERE
Read the news release in English HERE et en francais ICI
February 1, 2022 - Natural Resources Canada has released a draft of their revised radioactive waste policy and are inviting written feedback on the draft Policy for Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning during a public comment period of 60 days, from February 1, 2022 to April 2, 2022. They have also posted their third "What We Heard report" report following their engagement process on the radioactive waste policy review last year. Both documents are HERE. Read our analysis HERE
November 2021 - One year ago the Minister of Natural Resources announced a review of Canada's radioactive waste policy, in response to an international investigation that found Canada's policy and strategies for radioactive waste inadequate. In the earlier months of 2021, hundreds of us participated in this review through on-line preparatory workshops with Nuclear Waste Watch, "viritual" roundtables with Natural Resources Canada, and providing written comments through emails, briefs, or posts in NRCans's online forums. READ MORE HERE
WHAT'S NEXT?
February 1 - Natural Resources Canada has released a draft of their revised radioactive waste policy and are inviting written feedback on the draft Policy for Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning during a public comment period of 60 days, from February 1, 2022 to April 2, 2022. They have also posted their third "What We Heard report" report following their engagement process on the radioactive waste policy review last year. Both documents are HERE. Read our analysis HERE
Learn more about how to get involved HERE
100 Groups Demand Transparency in Canada’s Review of
Radioactive Waste Policy and Waste Management Strategies
Radioactive Waste Policy and Waste Management Strategies
February 2021 - Over 100 public interest and community groups signed on to a joint letter setting out their expectations for a review of Canada's Radioactive Waste Policy launched by Natural Resources Canada last November. Top on their list: the review must be transparent, and independent of the nuclear industry.
Read the letter HERE in English and HERE in French. The media release is HERE.
Read the letter HERE in English and HERE in French. The media release is HERE.
100 groupes adressent une lettre au premier ministre et au ministre des Ressources naturelles pour plus de transparence lors de la révision de la politique sur les déchets radioactifs et l'élaboration de leur stratégie de gestion
Février 2021 - Plus de 100 groupes d'intérêt public et communautaires ont signé une lettre conjointe énonçant leurs attentes concernant une révision de la politique canadienne sur les déchets radioactifs lancée par Ressources naturelles Canada en novembre dernier. En tête de leurs attentes: l'examen doit être transparent et indépendant de l'industrie nucléaire.
Vous pouvez consulter la lettre en ligne en cliquant ICI
Vous pouvez consulter la lettre en ligne en cliquant ICI
Canada needs a national radioactive waste policy / a besoin d'un cadre stratégique national sur les déchets radioactifs
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Canada needs a national radioactive waste policy framework that includes rules and policies that will protect human health and the environment and make the nuclear industry accountable and responsible.
A review of Canada's radioactive waste policies was launched by Natural Resources Canada on November 16th. Be part of it. Click HERE to stay in touch. |
Le Canada a besoin d'un cadre stratégique national sur les déchets radioactifs qui comprend des règles et des politiques qui protégeront la santé humaine et l'environnement et rendront l'industrie nucléaire responsable et responsable.
Un examen des politiques canadiennes sur les déchets radioactifs a été lancé par Ressources naturelles Canada le 16 novembre. Cliquez ICI pour rester en contact. |
About Nuclear Waste in Canada
Nuclear waste is generated at every stage of the nuclear fuel chain. Low-level radioactive wastes are generated during the mining, milling and refining of uranium, and in the fabrication of uranium fuel bundles for nuclear power production. Low, intermediate and high level radioactive wastes are generated through the production of electricity using nuclear reactors. "Intermediate" level radioactive waste is highly radioactive, but in Canada only the irradiated fuel - also called nuclear fuel waste - is called "high level" waste. There are currently proposals by the nuclear industry for deep geological repositories for low and intermediate level radioactive wastes and for high level nuclear fuel waste.
Nuclear Waste Watch's Position Statement summarizes our concerns and key issues, and our list of Participating Organizations tells you who we are.
Nuclear waste is generated at every stage of the nuclear fuel chain. Low-level radioactive wastes are generated during the mining, milling and refining of uranium, and in the fabrication of uranium fuel bundles for nuclear power production. Low, intermediate and high level radioactive wastes are generated through the production of electricity using nuclear reactors. "Intermediate" level radioactive waste is highly radioactive, but in Canada only the irradiated fuel - also called nuclear fuel waste - is called "high level" waste. There are currently proposals by the nuclear industry for deep geological repositories for low and intermediate level radioactive wastes and for high level nuclear fuel waste.
Nuclear Waste Watch's Position Statement summarizes our concerns and key issues, and our list of Participating Organizations tells you who we are.
