INITIAL SCREENING FOR SITING A DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY FOR CANADA'S USED NUCLEAR FUEL - Town of Blind River, Ontario

On March 19, 2012, the Town of Blind River expressed interest in learning more about the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) site selection process to find an informed and willing community to host a deep geological repository for Canada’s used nuclear fuel (NWMO, 2010). This report summarizes the findings of an initial screening, conducted by Geofirma Engineering Ltd., to evaluate the potential suitability of the Town of Blind River against five screening criteria using readilyavailable information. The purpose of the initial screening is to identify whether there are any obvious conditions that would exclude the Town of Blind River from further consideration in the site selection process. The initial screening focused on the areas within the boundaries and to the north of the Town of Blind River. Areas within neighboring municipalities were not included in the initial screening.