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Environment & Energy

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1. A long and interesting article with a lot of detail.

Reply to joshcryer (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:18 AM

Dec 2011

The last 4 paragraphs>

Under the current decommissioning scenario, Chalk River is to be deconstructed and cleaned by the year 2100.

“Ultimately, that’s what any restoration or decommissioning task is about, ensuring that we leave a reasonable legacy for the future generations,” says Miller.

Based on the residual decay of cesium-137 and strontium-90, the site is to be placed under “institutional control” for an additional 300 years, with selected parts possibly turned over for industrial reuse.

Monitoring and controls should end in the year 2400.

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Canada's earliest nuclear projects will haunt landscape for centuries [View all] joshcryer Dec 2011 OP

A long and interesting article with a lot of detail. enough Dec 2011 #1

You mean to tell me that the radioactive waste is dangerous? madokie Dec 2011 #2