Generations of Opportunity By Rick Perley

If selected for construction of a repository, benefits include:  Between $16 - $24 billion in direct investment  Sustainable jobs extending through generations  Opportunity to immediately change economic disparity  Rejuvenate renewable energy source in nuclear power  Reduce need to burn fossil fuels  Assist in controlling effects of global warming  Reduce world shortage of drinking water

Distrust and Loss of Confidence  Cold War made the nuclear industry secretive  The industry is highly technical  Three Mile Island – Partial meltdown (1979)  Chernobyl – Complete meltdown (1986)  Fukushima – Natural disaster (2011)

What will occupy the deep underground storage?  Uranium – mined and processed  Uranium Pellets – placed in fuel rods  Fuel Bundle – placed in CANDU reactors  Spent Fuel Bundles – A year splitting atoms the bundle looses 99% of its energy

What will occupy the deep underground storage? Radioactive waste from:  Medical facilities – Isotopes  Universities  Government / Industries  Products of R&D Depts.  Cleaning supplies

By 2033 without any new reactors it is estimated 4.3 million bundles of used fuel (86,000 metric tons) A geological repository built deep within the Canadian Shield of 400 million year old rock kilometres wide with the capacity to store indefinitely the estimated amounts

Site Selection 10 years10-20 workers Range of skills - Technical and Social scientists Environmental 5 years workers AssessmentRange of skills – engagement, drilling, engineering, technical, biology, safety assessment, social science and communication

Involves spending of $ 300 million per year from NWMO.10 years400-1,200 workers Building Infrastructure – Local trades people Equipment operators, engineers, scientists, mining personnel, construction, financial administrators, social researchers, communication professionals Support services – Transportation, paving, catering, equipment supply

Operating the facility40 years workers Involves filling the storage until all current Canadian reactors are decommissioned. Involves spending $300 million per year by NWMO Extended Monitoring70 years workers Involves spending $1.8 billion for the period by NWMO Decommissioning &30 years workers Post-closure monitoringspending $1.2 billion for the period by NWMO

Transportation – About 1 million shipments of radio active waste per year shipments of spent nuclear fuel per year Constructing containers – Building and testing robust containers for transport

Centre of Expertise – Bring in experts from around the world. Conferences & Training Security – Monitor and collect data, prevent unauthorized personnel

 Industry and government dollars totalling $24 billion  Sustaining jobs for 160 years  Creating other business opportunities creating countless other employment opportunities and profit potential  Distinguished responsibility and being good Stewarts of the land  Restoring the renewable energy source of the nuclear energy by building confidence and trust