The Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-04-09, Page 3STEVEN GOETZ KINCARDINE NEWS
CNSC geologist Julie Brown addresses a meeting of the township of Huron -Kinloss' Nuclear Waste Community Advisory Committee
on Apr. 1.
CNSC presents to Huron -Kinloss nuclear committee reps
Steve Goetz
Kincardine News
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) made a
presentation to the advisory committee tasked with investi-
gating a proposed underground nuclear waste site for Cana-
da's spent nuclear fuel that could one day be built in the
Township of Huron -Kinloss
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)
has not yet applied for a license to prepare the site or con-
struct the so-called deep geologic repository (DGR) for high-
level nuclear waste, but the nuclear regulator reached out to
communities participating in the site -selection process to
communicate the commission's responsibility to ensure the
project is safe at the April 1, 2014 meeting.
Julie Mecke, of the CNSC's Wastes and Decommissioning
Division, made a formal presentation to the Nuclear Waste
Community advisory Committee, saying the regulator was
not their to promote the project or the nuclear industry.
Mecke outlined the regulatory approval process, which will
involved five licensing stages, each requiring CNSC approval:
first, a license to prepare the site, then to construct, operate,
decommission and abandon.
"We are at stage zero right now," Mecke said. The CNSC has
an agreement with NWMO to review any public communica-
tions about the regulatory process to ensure their accuracy
and to visit the communities being considered for the facility
to explain the process and answer concerns, she said.
Without a final site, the CNSC can only review components
of the NWMO plan, she said.
But the regulator has conducted its own research since the
1970s on the potential safety of underground long-term stor-
age of nuclear waste.
Julie Brown, a CNSC geologist, said the "technical consen-
sus" supports the DGR concept as the most viable option
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available for the long-term, safe storage of nuclear waste.
The timeline of stable geology of the Cobourg rock forma-
tion where the underground vaults would be carved out goes
back 450 million years, Brown said. The principle being that if
they knowwhat has happened going back at least 100 million
years, they can make reasonable assumptions for the next
million, she said.
"We will not compromise safety," Mecke told the members
and some members of the public who turned out to ask
questions.
Mecke noted that changes to the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Act passed in 2012 will see a different approval
process than currently underway for the low- to medium -
level DGR that Ontario Power Generation proposes for the
Bruce nuclear site. That process gives licensing authority to
an independent joint review panel, while the new process
will see the CNSC conduct the review and have full authority
to grant a license.
Township of Huron -Kinloss council voted at its Mar. 17
meeting to amend the committee's rules to allow the public
to ask questions.
Jutta Splettstoesser asked about best practices for the
project in the aftermath of a radiation leak at a nuclear stor-
age facility near Carlsbad, New Mexico in February, which
has been cited as a similar facility with a safe track record.
Brown said the CNSC was in contact with American
authorities and would have more to offer after an investiga-
tion is completed.
At the end of the presentation, Brown said the level of
interaction with the public in the township will be deter-
mined on requests for more information and invitations to
make presentations. She said members of the public could
also arrange visits to the CNSC headquarters in Ottawa for
more thorough
briefings.
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Lucknow Blood Donor clinic
takes place Friday
Ruth Dobrensky
Lucknow News
Another week closer to actual spring weather and it looks
like spring may really be here.
The snow is starting to recede and many birds and animals
are starting to venture forth from their winter homes. Another
sure sign is the number of deer being spotted out in the fields
gleaning what food they can from last years left -over crops.
All we can hope for now is no surprise April snow or ice
storms, which as we all know, can certainly happen.
There will be a blood donor clinic in Lucknow this Friday,
go and give some blood if you are able to.
Check out the coming events ads for Easter church services
in our area, believe it or not, Easter is coming up fast.
It seems that the recent Red Tent event attracted a number
of people and was very successful. Congrats to the
organizers.
Police arrest 25 -year-old in
connection with death of
Hanover man
Police have a 25 -year-old Hanover man in custody
with charges pending in connection with the death of a
51 -year-old man.
The suspect, who was not identified by police before
the newspaper's print deadline, was held in custody for
a bail hearing scheduled on Apr. 7.
The 51 -year-old man, who has not been identified by
police, was found after Hanover police were called
about a disturbance at an apartment at 476 9th Ave. at
5:51 a.m on Sunday, Apr. 6.
Officers discovered the man dead in the apartment
with "obvious signs of trauma," the OPP said in a news
release Sunday afternoon.
A male suspect had fled the scene on foot through a
back alley before the officers arrived, police said Sunday
afternoon.
The name of the deceased is being withheld until
proper identification can be made and the next of kin
has been notified.
The Hanover Police Service has requested the assist-
ance of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal
Investigation Branch (CIB), West Region Crime Unit
and Forensic Identification Unit (FIU). This investiga-
tion is under the direction of Acting Detective Inspector
Heidi Stewart, CIB.
Police say anyone with further information can con-
tact the Hanover Police Service at 519-364-2411, the
Ontario Provincial Police at 1 888 310 1122 or their near-
est police authority. Those who wish to remain anony-
mous, can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS),
where tips could be eligible for a cash reward of up to
$2,000.
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