The technical issues have mostly been solved, but the long-term potential peril of radioactive material has made it difficult to find politically acceptable sites.

Today, we took another important step towards strengthening our long-term presence in northwestern Ontario. We have issued a request for proposals for the construction of our new Centre of Expertise...

The Township of Ignace is gearing up to host the Nuclear Waste Management Organization's (NWMO) proposed deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel, township spokesperson Jake Pastore said.

The 100,000-square-foot Centre of Expertise will be a prominent landmark in Ignace.

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has chosen five vendors to design and plan Canada’s first deep geological repository — a multibillion-dollar project in northwestern Ontario that aims ...

Career opportunities at the NWMO are posted as they become available.

Ground work has begun for the construction of a final repository for used nuclear fuel in Forsmark, in Östhammar municipality, radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbräns...

A Japanese documentary series is examining how Ignace came to be selected to host a nuclear waste repository project.

The Powering Canada’s Future campaign highlights innovations in Canada’s energy industry and showcases the individuals, organizations, and companies powering Canada sustainably.

Township residents say a deep geological repository would be good for the local economy.

Canada selects Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and Ignace to host its first deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel.

Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski says he would oppose a deep geological repository if he considered it unsafe.

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The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan has concluded it can move on to a preliminary survey that involves drilling work in Suttsu and Kamoenai.

The byproduct of nuclear energy is still associated with atomic bombs or nuclear meltdowns, but what comes out of reactors is far from the radioactive sludge seen in movies or conjured in our imaginat...

Governments in Canada, the U.S. and abroad and some companies are all eyeing nuclear power to meet a growing demand for electricity and climate goals at the same time. Here's a closer look at why there seems to be renewed interest in nuclear, despite the rise of cheap wind and solar.

A northwestern Ontario First Nation community has voted to proceed with the process that could see a nuclear waste deep geological repository built on its territory.

Nagra submitted the general licence application for a deep geological repository today. The next step is the review by the authorities, but a broad societal deb

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is considering a site between Wabigoon Lake and Ignace for its deep-underground nuclear waste repository.

South Bruce council voted to adopt the community’s decision to be a willing host of nuclear waste vault.