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May 15, 2025, 9:30AMRadwaste Solutions

NWMO vice president and chief engineer Chris Boyle addresses vendors at the NWMO’s Discovery and Demonstration Center. (Photo: NWMO)

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.

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