Thank you to all those who joined us for the Canadian Radioactive Waste Summit, March 30 to April 1, 2021. This virtual event launched the engagement process for the development of the Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste. We were pleased to hear from diverse voices on a variety of topics that will be considered in the development of Canada’s Integrated Strategy on Radioactive Waste.
We invited Canadians and Indigenous peoples interested in participating in the development of the strategy to gather, learn, and share their perspective in a series of talks, panels, and interactive sessions online. We hosted breakout discussion groups where participants could interact with others and learn more about the topics.
There were sessions geared to youth, Indigenous peoples, industry, civil society organizations, academia, knowledge specialists in the waste field and interested Canadians.
Please find below resources from the Summit and continue to visit this website for further reports and updates on what we heard.
These opening remarks are prayer shared Indigenous intentions and perspectives on how to shape positive interactions throughout the Summit and launched the dialogue aspects of Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste (ISRW) Project.
This session provided context about why an integrated strategy is needed and shared what NRCan has heard in their policy review to date.
This talk shared insights from recent public attitude research on principles and considerations for the long-term management of low and intermediate-level radioactive waste.
This session provided an overview of current regulatory oversight, radioactive waste management practices including waste minimization efforts, and projects currently underway for the long-term management of Canada’s radioactive waste.
This keynote talk explored how society might change in the future and highlight implications rippling out 100, 300-10K years ahead. Identify possible futures against which any strategy decisions on the long-term management of radioactive waste should be considered.
After the breakout sessions, facilitators reported back on conversations regarding the Principles on which to build the Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste.
These opening remarks and prayer shared Indigenous intentions and perspectives on how to shape positive interactions throughout the Summit.
This panel explored the concerns about the safety, security, environmental impacts, and governance of radioactive waste have been central to critiques of nuclear technology from its earliest days. This panel explores a range of views among ENGOs on these topics.
This panel explored the perspectives of youth as is relates to principles and considerations for the integrated strategy for radioactive waste and its long-term management.
This panel featured Indigenous perspectives on commitment to the environment, communities, and reconciling development with collective responsibilities for future generations.
This panel included diverse francophone voices as they explored many facets and perspectives of radioactive waste, and shared what is important to those they represent.
This panel brought together leaders from Canadian communities where waste is currently stored and learn about the principles and considerations that are important to their constituents.
Facilitators reported back on breakout groups where Summit participants reflected on the many voices and perspectives heard during the Summit. The discussion focused on identifying the most common and important themes to bring forward in the process to develop the integrated strategy.
This opening prayer and welcome remarks shared Indigenous intentions and perspectives on how to shape positive interactions throughout the Summit.
This keynote talk broke down many long-standing misconceptions regarding Indigenous peoples, development projects, and public engagements.
The panel included international panellists sharing their experience living in communities where waste projects are planned, and where waste is stored today.
This panel discussed past large-scale radioactive waste projects in Canada and abroad, and the lessons related to failed or delayed implementations.
This panel shared insights into current and possible innovations in the area of radioactive waste management.
This final session of the Summit reviewed the big picture and summarized ‘What We Heard’ over the course of the Summit, and was followed by a closing prayer.
