Underground radioactive waste eyed for Chalk River site

Underground radioactive waste eyed for Chalk River site, let's hope this will not be the only thing that the lab does in the future!: http://www.thespec.com/news/ontario/article/697182--underground-radioactive-waste-eyed-for-chalk-river "Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. says 267,000 cubic metres of low- and medium-grade nuclear waste is now stored above-ground in steel containers at the Chalk River site. The amount of radioactive material is expected to grow to 360,000 cubic metres by 2100. That’s enough debris to fill 106 Olympic swimming pools now, and 144 by the end of the century.
Government-owned AECL is looking at building an enormous underground repository to bury the detritus of six decades of nuclear testing at the Chalk River site. The cavernous compound would consist of shafts, access tunnels and as many as 223 storage rooms for the radioactive waste.
A document posted recently on a website that advertises government contracts outlines the proposal.
“Atomic Energy of Canada Limited is investigating the suitability of the Chalk River laboratories site for hosting a geologic waste management facility as part of the Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program funded through Natural Resources Canada,” the document says.
“The (geologic waste management facility) is envisioned to be an underground engineered-geological repository consisting of shafts, access tunnels and emplacement caverns located at a nominal depth of 500 to 1,000 metres in the bedrock at the (Chalk River laboratories) site.”"

there is a "Review of AECL Study on Suitability of CRL Site for Geologic Waste Management Facility" on the merx site related to this, just go to merx.com and search for aecl. Here is the direct link: http://www.merx.com/English/SUPPLIER_Menu.asp?WCE=Show&TAB=1&PORTAL=MERX&State=7&id=240314&src=osr&FED_ONLY=0&ACTION=&rowcount=&lastpage=&MoreResults=&PUBSORT=0&CLOSESORT=0&IS_SME=N&hcode=sEHGXFuhgCdFA08slmkbEg%3d%3d 

" Review of AECL Study on Suitability of CRL Site for Geologic Waste Management Facility

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number NRCan-5000008980 dated November 28th, 2011 with a closing date of January 17th, 2012 at 2:00 PM EST.

Title:
Third Party Review of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s (AECL) Assessment and Findings on the Suitability of the CRL Site for a Geologic Waste Management Facility.

1.0 Summary
By means of this RFP, NRCan is seeking proposals from bidders to obtain independent advice from a qualified contractor on the prospect of identifying a suitable subsurface environment at the Chalk River Laboratory (CRL) site for a Geologic Waste Management Facility (GWMF) for CRL’s low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste (LILRW), based on a detailed review of Atomic Enegery of Canada Limited (AECL) CRL Site Suitability Summary Report, eleven (11) Primary Reference Documents, and other supporting information as required. Also, as appropriate, to obtain recommendations on additional technical work to investigate and further assess the suitability of the CRL site for a GWMF for CRL’s LILRW. "