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e-3929 (Natural resources and energy)
E-petition
Initiated by Suzanne Deon from Deep River, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) at Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) is a safe, responsible, intensely studied, and highly appropriate solution for the remediation of low-level waste;
- The NSDF project will significantly improve environmental conditions at CRL, reducing risk to the Ottawa River, the local environment and nearby communities;
- Nuclear energy is an important part of Canada’s clean energy future and commitment to net-zero;
- Nuclear is the only Canadian energy sector that manages all its waste by-products, accounts for their disposal, and fully funds environmental remediation activities;
- CNL has conducted extensive Indigenous and public engagement on the NSDF project;
- Canada has been a global leader in nuclear science and technology for over 75 years;
- More than one billion medical procedures have been performed using medical isotopes produced at CRL, benefiting people around the world;
- Canadians expect decisions to be based on the facts and merits of a proposal and not unduly delayed by alarmist opinions, rooted in bias or misinformation; and
- The Government of Canada is committed to science and evidence-based decision-making.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Maintain its commitment to science and evidence-based decision-making;
2. Support the results of the NSDF Environmental Assessment, overseen by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada’s internationally respected and independent regulator;
3. Cause no undue delays to the safe remediation of legacy wastes based on misinformation; and
4. Acknowledge the right to be engaged, and a duty to be informed.
March 31, 2023 (Petition No. 441-01288)
