The Environmental Assessment for the Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) project for low and intermediate level radioactive waste at the Bruce nuclear site has kicked off a series of open houses.
Marie Wilson — the OPG media relations manager for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization — says this is the fourth round of public meetings where updates on the project are provided.
Wilson says it’s an opportunity for the public to have its say as well.
In Saugeen Shores on Monday — Wilson says although the environmental assessment goes on — they do have preliminary results.
Wilson says there will a couple of residual effects during the construction, such as noise and dust in the area however, they are not deemed to be significant.
She says they did get a couple of calls from people wondering if the meeting was about Bruce Power’s plan to ship de-commissioned steam generators through the area.
She confirms the two issues are separate and distinct.
DGR open houses continue Tuesday night in Ripley, followed by meetings in Kincardine on Wednesday, Walkerton on Thursday.
Chesley will host an open house next Monday, October 4th, followed by a similar meeting in Owen Sound on October 5th and Wiarton, October 6th.
