Ontario nuclear waste raises alarms in Michigan

A planned nuclear waste disposal site in southwestern Ontario is a cause of concern for Michigan state senators.

According to The Star, Michigan senate passed a resolution on Tuesday which suggests the waste site be moved farther from the shores of Lake Huron.

The senators expressed their concern over the proximity of the plant to main drinking water intakes for southeast Michigan. Ontario Power Generation explained that there is no danger to the general public living around Lake Huron.

Michigan state rules, prohibit the storage of nuclear waste within 16 kilometres of the lakes and rivers from the Great Lakes system that border its shores.

The proposed site is located 1.6 kilometres from the Lake Huron shoreline. Senators suggest the OPG build the plant more inland away from the sensitive shoreline.

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