Environmental groups also say the controversy over the site near Chalk River, Ont., illustrates the fact that the federal government lacks suitable policies to regulate the handling of nuclear waste. OTTAWA—First Nations leaders say they have not been properly consulted about the prospect of a nuclear waste disposal site being established northwest of Ottawa near a prominent nuclear research centre. Representatives from local environmental advocacy groups say two other proposals for permanent radioactive waste — one in Manitoba and another in Ontario — contradict International Atomic Energy Agency guidelines. Both the Indigenous and the environmental groups are calling on the agency to investigate Canada’s waste management practices. “We cannot have open season to bury nuclear waste on our lands,” Hare told the news conference.

Source: thestar April 23, 2018 19:41 UTC