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Generations of Opportunity By Rick Perley
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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
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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)
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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
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What will occupy the deep underground storage? Radioactive waste from: Medical facilities – Isotopes Universities Government / Industries Products of R&D Depts. Cleaning supplies
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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
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Site Selection 10 years10-20 workers Range of skills - Technical and Social scientists Environmental 5 years50-250 workers AssessmentRange of skills – engagement, drilling, engineering, technical, biology, safety assessment, social science and communication
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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
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Operating the facility40 years+700-800 workers Involves filling the storage until all current Canadian reactors are decommissioned. Involves spending $300 million per year by NWMO Extended Monitoring70 years+100-150 workers Involves spending $1.8 billion for the period by NWMO Decommissioning &30 years+200-300 workers Post-closure monitoringspending $1.2 billion for the period by NWMO
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Transportation – About 1 million shipments of radio active waste per year. 5-10 shipments of spent nuclear fuel per year Constructing containers – Building and testing robust containers for transport
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Centre of Expertise – Bring in experts from around the world. Conferences & Training Security – Monitor and collect data, prevent unauthorized personnel
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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
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