The Nuclear Waste Management Organization calls it an important milestone in the search for a site to safely store used nuclear fuel.
Deep borehole drilling has been completed in the Ignace-Wabigoon area and South Bruce.
The completion of the last borehole at the potential site in the South Bruce area follows on work here at home, which wrapped up last November after five years of intensive field studies that started in 2017.
Drilling and testing up to 1,000 metres below the surface is part of the NWMO’s broader site investigation work to ensure the site will meet stringent regulatory requirements.
Roughly eight kilometres of core samples were pulled from the bedrock at the two sites.
Lise Morton is the Vice-President of Site Selection and say this a key milestone in investigations to confirm a safe location for a deep geological repository to safely contain and isolate Canada’s used nuclear fuel.
Morton adds in addition to informing the safety case for the project, the resulting data will also provide important insights to the communities that are considering hosting the project in their area.
