Approval of a contentious radioactive waste facility in Deep River, Ont., is bringing flaws in Canada’s nuclear waste management to the fore, say area politicians.
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission allows construction of $475-million facility to proceed, finding it will not cause ‘significant adverse environmental effects’
“We found that small modular reactors will generate at least nine times more neutron-activated steel than conventional power plants. These radioactive materials have to be carefully managed prior to disposal, which will be expensive.” The study concluded that, overall, small modular designs were inferior to conventional reactors with respect to radioactive waste generation, management requirements,…