The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has submitted its 2020 annual report to the federal government.
It focuses on progress and resilience despite the pandemic.
The document outlines how the organization pulled together to keep Canada’s plan on track and support the communities they work with during the pandemic.
President and CEO Laurie Swami says throughout last year, they remained focused on moving towards partnerships with municipal and Indigenous communities in the Ignace and South Bruce areas.
Swami says 2020 had a focus on relations with First Nations with a commitment that all staff receive cultural awareness and Reconciliation training.
The NWMO also continued to implement its Reconciliation Policy.
Swami adds they made significant strides in technical work and started the engagement process for the eventual transportation of used nuclear fuel, and started the process of co-designing their environmental baseline monitoring program.
Swami adds progress was also made in developing and drafting safety case studies for the Ignace and South Bruce areas.
The NWMO has also made preparations to resume borehole drilling in Ignace later this spring.
You can view the full report by visiting NWMO Annual Report
