Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being with us today.
I have some questions for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission as well.
As you know, my riding borders the Ottawa River. Sheenboro is practically across from Chalk River, so this is a very important issue for me. No one likes the idea of having radioactive waste near our beloved river, certainly myself. I visited the site, and my understanding is that the waste is there on the river bank, exposed to extreme weather events right now. So there is cause for concern.
I would also like to talk about the near surface disposal facility, or NSDF. First, I'd like you to confirm what waste will actually be stored. Second, will it improve the current situation, which is that the waste is there, in the form of a 1970s building, on the banks of the river? My understanding is that it will be destroyed because it was contaminated, and that these materials will be the ones to be stored more safely. Will this project improve the current situation on the site?