Question No. 29 Mr. Peter Julian: With regard t
o the 267,000 cubic meters of low and intermediate level radioactive wastes th
at are stored above ground in concrete containers at the Chalk River Laboratories: (a) what is the long-term plan for the containment and safe storage of these waste
s; (b) how has the safety of these containers been demonstrated and what is their design life; (c) how has their long term performance been (i)
...[+++] evaluated, (ii) verified; (d) is there an update on the proposed deep geological repository at the Chalk River property and what is (i) the project description, (ii) the project scope; (e) how much will the deep geological repository cost; (f) how has the long term performance been evaluated for the proposed deep geological repository; (g) has a post-closure safety assessment been done; (h) what has been the process for public participation in this project’s development to date; (i) what are the future plans for public participation; and (j) what is the peer review process for this proposed deep geological repository?
