Joanne Thompson at the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee

On March 1st, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 1st, 2022 / 11:45 a.m.

Liberal

Joanne Thompson Liberal St. John's East, NL

Thank you.

I'm not sure if you're able to answer this because it relates to Chalk River. At a February 3, 2022 meeting, this committee heard testimony about the reclassification of some mixed intermediate and low-level radioactive waste to low-level radioactive waste at Chalk River. The difference is how readily alpha, beta and gamma radiations are detected, and this was cited as a reason for concern in reclassifying mixed waste.

Could you explain the origins of this concern and discuss its validity?

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