The Kebaowek First Nation is celebrating a second court win in the last month in its battle against the building of a nuclear waste dump at Chalk River. In January, the Canadian Nuclear ...

On Dec. 12, 1952, the world witnessed its first-ever nuclear reactor accident at Chalk River Laboratories right here in Ontario. Located roughly 180 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, Chalk River was ...

The jewel in that crown is Chalk River, home to laboratories and two defunct nuclear reactors on the shores of the Ottawa River, 180 kilometres upstream from the national capital. SNC-Lavalin runs ...

The Federal Court ruled in favour of Kebaowek First Nation on Friday in a challenge to steps taken to protect wildlife that may stall plans to build the nuclear waste mound at the Chalk River ...

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved the project in January 2024, greenlighting Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to build the "near-surface disposal facility" at the Chalk River ...