Public interest groups release a policy for Canada to manage radioactive waste for the public good

April 5. 2022 - A national collaboartive of 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​

COMMENT ON DRAFT RADIOACTIVE WASTE POLICY BY APRIL 2, 2022

On February 1, 2022 NRCan released its draft policy on radioactive waste management and decommissioning for public comment, as well as a third and final “What We Heard Report.”

​The deadline for feedback is April 2,2022. 

​Nuclear Waste Watch has produced a one page summary of NRCan's February 2022 draft policy. View it HERE

Natural Resources Canada is accepting comments by email. Send your comments to
​ [email protected]

Le 1er février 2022, RNCan a publié son projet de politique sur la gestion et le déclassement des déchets radioactifs afin de recueillir les commentaires du public, ainsi qu'un troisième et dernier rapport intitulé "Ce que nous avons entendu ".

​La date limite pour les commentaires est le 2 avril 2022. 

Action Dechets Nucléaires a produit un résumé d'une page du projet de politique de RNCan de février 2022.
Consultez-le ICI.

Ressources naturelles Canada accepte les commentaires par courriel. Envoyez vos commentaires à
​ [email protected] 
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Nuclear Waste Watch’s Radioactive Waste Review Group has prepared a policy statement in response to the draft policy issued by Natural Resources Canada on February 1, 2022. This alternative policy statement mirrors the NRCan draft in order and content areas but integrates important changes to bring the policy in line with fundamental principles of transparency, safety and the public good. View it HERE. 
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Natural Resources Canada's draft policy, released on February 1st is HERE.  A "blackline" version comparing the NRCan draft and the Nuclear Waste Watch alterative policy is HERE. The draft policy released by Natural Resources Canada on February 1st is HERE.

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