Port Hope reaches agreement on low-level radioactive waste

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The Municipality of Port Hope and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited have reached a 100-year agreement on how to best manage low-level radioactive waste on private property.

Now, property owners can choose to leave eligible low-level radioactive waste undisturbed beneath existing features such as mature trees or landscaping, and have the material removed later, if needed.

This gives property owners ultimate flexibility and long-term certainty to decide what best meets their needs.

Port Hope will also receive $8 million to help support excavation, restoration and transportation costs associated with managing contaminated goods.