FSIN Receiving $1 Million From Nuclear Waste Group

FSIN Receiving $1 Million From Nuclear Waste Group 

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 13:26  

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has agreed to pay upwards of $1 million to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.

The money will be used to help the FSIN gain information about nuclear waste storage.

In turn, the federation will assist First Nations who have questions about the practice.

For the last few years, the NWMO has been looking for a community willing to take on the challenge of storing spent nuclear fuel.

The English River First Nation is one of two Saskatchewan communities to formally express an interest in the idea, in addition to the Metis community of Pinehouse.

Spokesman Jaimie Robinson says the money his organization is giving the FSIN should help foster better understanding about the concept among First Nations.

Robinson says the money will be delivered over an unspecified number of years.

When contacted, FSIN Chief Guy Lonechild said he was currently unable to comment about the agreement.