St. Clair City Council voted last week to unanimously adopt a resolution against the construction of a nuclear waste dump in Canada, a half-mile from Lake Huron and approximately 2,200 feet below lake level. St. Clair County Clerk Annette Sturdy told The Voice newspaper, “The resolution states that the proposed site is approximately one kilometer inland from the shore of Lake Huron. The delay of Canadian approval of the proposal allows the City of St. Clair to join 182 international communities, of those 25 in St. Clair County, who oppose this project. If adopted, the signed resolution will be provided to Canadian and governmental units and all commissions listed.”
The Ontario Power Generation’s proposal for “a Deep Geologic Repository” involves an underground long-term burial facility for all of Ontario’s low and intermediate level radioactive nuclear waste at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station (pictured above). Experts conclude the highly radioactive, toxic remains will endure for more than 100,000 years. The St. Clair resolution reads, “The Great Lakes are an irreplaceable natural resource, containing 20% of the world’s and 95% of the U.S.’s fresh water, vital to human and environmental health.” The resolution is being forwarded to President Obama, requesting he engage the International Joint Commission that was established to resolve Great Lakes water concerns between Canada and the United States.