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Environment committee  If we're talking about the different classes of radioactive waste, we're talking about 12,700 cubic metres of high level radioactive waste. The vast majority of our radioactive waste in Canada—when you're excluding uranium, mines and mills tailings—is low level radioactive waste.

March 3rd, 2022Committee meeting

Jim Delaney

Environment committee  I would reiterate as well that the NWMO would continue to work to identify an informed and willing host community for the disposal of that radioactive waste. The process itself would continue on. It would just mean either re-engaging with some of the communities that it has already engaged or going back and identifying other communities that might be an informed and willing host community.

March 3rd, 2022Committee meeting

Jim Delaney

Environment committee  I would just say that the NWMO would continue to work with Canadians to decide the best path forward for that waste disposal.

March 3rd, 2022Committee meeting

Jim Delaney

Environment committee  I'll jump in as well. To build on what Justin had mentioned as well, under the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act they would be responsible for management of spent fuel regardless of whether that's the existing CANDU fuel or SMR waste down the road. There was a question about the funding. I know there was some funding to the Moltex project through ISED's program, and some of that funding as well is to actually do the research to better understand the waste streams that would come [Technical difficulty--Editor]

March 3rd, 2022Committee meeting

Jim Delaney

Environment committee  Yes, we can come up with the values for sure.

March 3rd, 2022Committee meeting

Jim Delaney

Environment committee  Thank you.

March 3rd, 2022Committee meeting

Jim Delaney