They said waste, containing cyanide, arsenic, mercury, would be stored there for 30 years while new methods were developed to clean it. Now, it’s clear it’s here to stay, in a crumbling mine, beneath an aquifer - drinking water source for millions of people.
30 years of broken promises now poisoning future generations.
Recently, Canadian politicians in a province called Alberta have complained loudly about environmental laws. Another Canadian province called Ontario passed a law allowing mining companies to bypass environmental rules. My message to Canadians is simple. Don’t make the same mistake.
They have started to relocate hundreds of thousands of barrels containing nuclear waste from nuclear plants somewhere at 3 km depth in the Atlantic to check their containment integrity. I guess more and more surprises will turn up, as a result of our past dumping solutions. I believe they have also dumped some, in or near the area of an ancient primal forrest in Poland
But you are right. How will we contain all this waste?