b'AdvertorialThe NWMO and Indigenous Engagement Learning together AUGUST 2020Indigenous communities are integral to Canadas plan JOE GABOURYDirector of Indigenous EngagementDialoguewithIndigenouscommunities and a range of interested individuals andTop: The NWMOs Indigenous Engagement businesses is integral to the work we doteam in conversation. to advance Canadas plan for used nuclearBottom: Council of fuel. Elders and Youth and WhatisCanadasplan?CanadiansNWMO staff in circle and dialogue on Canadas and Indigenous people have made clearplan. that it is important to develop a long-term approach for managing used nuclear fueland not leave it for future generations.Youmaybesurprisedtolearnthat nuclearenergyisamajorsourceof Ontarios power, often accounting for about 60percentoftheprovinceselectricity production. A by-product of this process is used nuclear fuel. Currently, there are about 2.9 million used nuclear fuel bundles in Canada that are stored safely at interim facilities.But this is not a long-term solution. Used nuclear fuel must be safely contained and isolated from people and the environment for many thousands of years to come. Thats where the NWMO comes in. As a nonprofit, we were formed in 2002 under anActofParliament(theNuclearFuel Waste Act) to develop and implement a safe and socially acceptable plan for thewillopensometimeinthe2020s,andfrom Indigenous leadership and community long-term care of Canadas used nuclearoperations of the repository will commencemembers about Canadas plan and learned fuel. in the early 2040s. from our ongoing conversations.Currently, we are working with IndigenousWeinviteyoutolearnmore.Why?BecauseCanadasplanrepresentsan communities and municipalities to identifyBecauseIndigenousparticipationinenvironmental stewardship project carried asingle,preferredlocationforadeepCanadasplanmatters.Infact,itisout over many generations, we will need geological repository, to be located in anessential.strong resilient Indigenous participation to area with informed and willing hosts. WeSince the beginning, we have taken abe successful.expect to be able to identify the preferredcollaborativeapproachtolearningandAnd were here to listen and engage with site by about 2023. A Centre of Expertiseengaging.Wehaveansweredquestionsyou about Canadas plan.We welcome your questions. Please forward your questions to askthenwmo@nwmo.ca or call us at 1.866.249.6966. Findus on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.For more information about the NWMO and Canadas plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel, please visit: www.nwmo.ca@nwmocanada/company/nwmocanada2020 Nuclear Waste Management Organization'