Nuclear Waste

Radioactive waste from nuclear facilities is still being brought to Chalk River Laboratories, and Canada still has no credible long-term plan for where it will go next. As the federal government pushes to expand nuclear power, Ottawa Riverkeeper is concerned about the risky practice of moving this waste without a clear destination.

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has been moving more, and more dangerous, waste to the Chalk River Laboratories site, despite storage for this waste being up in the air. We have significant concerns around the transportation of this dangerous waste, and how long it will spend at Chalk River Laboratories before being moved to a permanent storage location.

Kebaowek First Nation has won a court victory over consultation on the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) at Chalk River.

With the approval of the NSDF project at Chalk River in January, this blog explores the ongoing issue of radioactive waste in the Ottawa River watershed. We reflect on a decade of our work on this critical issue and explain why robust policies and regulations are more crucial than ever to safeguard our waterways for the future.

You may have been hearing the news of toxic sewage being released from facilities at Chalk River in recent days. What happened? We cover what we know so far, and why the episode speaks volumes about the lack of transparency surrounding the Chalk River site.