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Fight over Ottawa River nuclear waste dump getting political, but Liberals downriver standing behind the project—or staying quiet

A plan to bury low-level nuclear waste at a site near the Ottawa River is raising opposition from municipalities and environmentalists. The company behind the project, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, says it's safe. The Near Surface Disposal Facility proposal is in year three of an environmental assessment handled by a regulator the Liberal government is on the verge of stripping of that responsibility.

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June 10, 2019

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