Panel Gives Go-Ahead to Radioactive Waste Site near Lake Huron

摘要

A Canadian government panel is recommending approval of a controversial plan to store radioactive waste underground in Ontario less than one mile from Lake Huron, prompting a vociferous outcry from U.S. and Michigan lawmakers, as well as environmentalists and residents on both sides of the Great Lakes. The plan is proposed by Ontario Power Generation for waste - not including nuclear fuel - from the utility's 20 nuclear reactors in the province. The waste varies from old mops, rags, floor sweepings and clothing to significantly more radioactive filters, resins and other materials from closer to a plant's nuclear core.