TORONTO — An Indigenous community has overwhelmingly rejected a proposed underground storage facility for nuclear waste near Lake Huron, likely spelling the end for a multibillion-dollar, politically fraught project years in the making. “We were not consulted when the nuclear industry was established in our territory,” SON said in a statement. The only other site under consideration for high-level waste storage is in Ignace in northern Ontario. Chippewas of Saugeen Chief Lester Anoquot called the vote — 170 for and 1,058 against — a “historic milestone and momentous victory” for the community. Ontario depends heavily on nuclear power for its electricity but a permanent storage solution for the increasing amounts of waste now stored above ground has proven elusive.

Source: National Post February 01, 2020 09:31 UTC