LETTER

“What this climate crisis can teach us”  

I am writing in reply to the editorial that appeared in the May 2 edition of the Bulletin, What this climate crisis can teach us. 

The Near Surface Disposal Facility, or NSDF, is in fact a proposed project and is undergoing an open and transparent Environmental Assessment process. The facility, if approved, will allow the disposal of low-level radioactive waste such as contaminated soil, building material and personal protective equipment like gloves and mops. Much of this waste is already safely stored at the Chalk River site as it has accumulated over the laboratories’ seven decades of safe operations. 

The proposed NSDF will be located approximately 163 metres above sea level, making it about 50 metres above the current (May 2) Ottawa River water levels. Local residents, and residents living down the river in Gatineau, can be assured that the proposed site is situated well away from the river and well above any flood plain.  

For more information on the proposed NSDF, please visit www.cnl.ca. 

Patrick Quinn, Director, CNL

Ottawa