The Nuclear Waste Management Organization says it could be five more years before any construction starts on the Deep Geological Repository.
Joe Heil update Dryden City Council on the nuclear waste project Monday night.
He says if they get all the approvals, then they can start work.
“I think the big bulk of the work is really construction…so probably 2030,” Heil told Dryden city council in his presentation.
“Really, that’s when the big construction would happen. Again, if I remember correctly, I think the numbers are 600 people coming in.”
Heil adds the first part of building would include the shafts and underground work, followed by above ground construction starting in 2033.
“Probably 600 people coming in during construction for the 10 years, then another 600 sustained over the operational period, which is probably 50 to 60 years thereafter.”
He suggests the facility likely won’t be open until at least 2043.
Heil points out that they plan to start construction on the Center of Excellence next year, with construction complete in Ignace by 2028.
